Olympic Values: Excellence

The Olympic Movement has three key values: Excellence, Respect, and Friendship.

Excellence is giving our best, on the field of play and in all aspects of our lives. It is cultivating drive and perseverance, towards whatever goals we have. But excellence is not just about the goals. It is about the personal development that comes from any effort that is meaningful to us. With a healthy balance between body and mind.

One of the ways that Excellence is celebrated is by awarding medals to athletes.

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Medals On View

A1. Winner’s medal, Olympic Games Athens 1896

A2. Winner’s medal, Olympic Games Paris 1900

A3. Gold medal, Olympic Games St. Louis 1904

A4. Winner’s medal, Interim Games Athens 1906

A5. Gold medal, Olympic Games London 1908

A6. Gold medal, Olympic Games Stockholm 1912

A7. Bronze medal, Olympic Games Antwerp 1920

A8. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924

A9. Silver medal, Olympic Games Paris 1924

A10. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1928

A11. Gold medal, Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928

A12. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932

A13. Silver medal, Olympic Games Los Angeles 1932

A14. Silver medal, Olympic Winter Games Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936

A15. Gold medal, Olympic Games Berlin 1936

B1. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1948

B2. Silver medal, Olympic Games London 1948

B3. Silver medal, Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952

B4. Silver medal, Olympic Games Helsinki 1952

B5. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956

B6. Bronze medal, Olympic Equestrian Games Stockholm 1956

B7. Gold medal, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956

B8. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley 1960

B9. Silver medal, Olympic Games Rome 1960

B10. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964

B11. Silver medal, Olympic Games Tokyo 1964

B12. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Grenoble 1968

B13. Silver medal, Olympic Games Mexico City 1968

B14. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972

B15. Gold medal, Olympic Games Munich 1972

C1. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976

C2. Silver medal, Olympic Games Montreal 1976

C3. Silver medal, Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980

C4. Gold medal, Olympic Games Moscow 1980

C5. Silver medal, Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984

C6. Gold medal, Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984

C7. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988

C8. Bronze medal, Olympic Games Seoul 1988

C9. Bronze medal, Olympic Winter Games Albertville 1992

C10. Gold medal, Olympic Games Barcelona 1992

C11. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994

On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

C12. Gold medal, Olympic Games Atlanta 1996

C13. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998
On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

C14. Silver medal, Olympic Games Sydney 2000

C15. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002

D1. Gold medal, Olympic Games Athens 2004
On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

D2. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006
On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

D3. Silver medal, Olympic Games Beijing 2008

D4. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010

On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

D5. Gold medal, Olympic Games London 2012

D6. Gold medal, Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014
On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

D7. Gold medal, Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016
On loan from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

D8. Silver medal, Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

D9. Gold medal, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020