In 2013, one the four gold medals won in 1936 by US track and field athlete Jesse Owens sold for £1.13 million. Medals were given out at the very first games in Athens, Greece in 1896.

IShowSpeed, 20, has set a 100-meter track record with a time of 10.5 seconds, which could have earned him an Olympic Gold ...

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...

Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 ... This includes 1,070 Summer gold medals and 113 Winter gold medals, thanks in part to teams like the USA's men’s basketball ...

Gold, silver, and bronze medals weren't always the standard at the Olympics. The first Summer Games began in Athens, Greece in 1896, but gold medals weren't introduced until 1904 in St. Louis in ...

The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to ... the most of any nation. Americans have won 33 gold medals while securing 32 silver and 24 bronze medals ...

The 1896 Athens games featured 241 athletes from 14 European countries as well as the US. Ten of the 14 participating nations earned medals. The United States won the most gold medals, 11 ...