Games Host Details Designer(s) Mint Diameter (mm) Thickness (mm) Weight (g) image 1896 Athens, Greece Obverse: Zeus holding Nike Reverse: The Acropolis Chaplain, Jules-ClémentJules-Clément Chaplain Paris Mint 48 3.8 047 1900 Paris, France Obverse: Winged goddess holding laurel branches; Paris in the background Reverse: A victorious athlete holding a laurel branch; the Acropolis in the background Note: The only Olympic medal that is not circular Vernon, FrédériqueFrédérique Vernon Paris Mint 59 x 41 3.2 053 1904 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Obverse: Nike holding a laurel crown and a palm leaf Reverse: An athlete holding a laurel crown; Greek temple in the background Dieges & Clust Dieges & Clust 37.8 3.5 021 1908 London, Great Britain Obverse: An athlete receiving a laurel crown from two female figures Reverse: Saint George atop a horse Edge: "Vaughton", event name and winner Mackennal, BertramBertram Mackennal Vaughton & Sons 33 4.4 021 1912 Stockholm, Sweden Obverse: An athlete receiving a laurel crown from two female figures Reverse: A herald opening the Games with a statue of Pehr Henrik Ling behind him Mackennal, BertramBertram Mackennal (obverse) Erik Lindberg (reverse) C.C. Sporrong & Co 33.4 1.5 024 1920 Antwerp, Belgium Obverse: An athlete holding a laurel crown and a palm leaf Reverse: Statue of Silvius Brabo Edge: Name, event, team, "Antwerp", and the date Dupon, JosuéJosué Dupon Coosmans 59 4.4 079 1924 Paris, France Obverse: An athlete helping another to stand Reverse: A harp and various items of sports equipment Rivaud, AndréAndré Rivaud Paris Mint 55 4.8 079 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands Design: Trionfo Note: This obverse design, sometimes recreated, remains until 2004, the reverse design remained until 1972 Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli Dutch State Mint 55 3 066 1932 Los Angeles, U.S. Design: Trionfo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli Whitehead & Hoag 55.3 5.7 096 1936 Berlin, Germany Design: Trionfo "B.H MAYER PFORZHEIM 990" Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli B.H. Mayer 55 5 071 1948 London, Great Britain Design: Trionfo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli John Pinches 51.4 5.1 060 1952 Helsinki, Finland Design: Trionfo Edge: 916 M / Y6 (Factory Stamp) Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli Kultakeskus Oy 51 4.8 046.5 1956 Melbourne, Australia Design: Trionfo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli K.G. Luke 51 4.8 068 1960 Rome, Italy Design: Trionfo Surround: A bronze laurel wreath and laurel leaf chain Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli Artistice Fiorentini 68 6.5 211 1964 Tokyo, Japan Design: Trionfo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli and Koshiba, ToshikakaToshikaka Koshiba Japan Mint 60 7.5 062 1968 Mexico City, Mexico Design: Trionfo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli 60 6 130 1972 Munich, Germany Obverse: Trionfo Reverse: Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus and Leda Edge: Winner's name and sport Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli (obverse) Marcks, GerhardGerhard Marcks (reverse) Bavarian Mint 66 6.5 102 1976 Montreal, Canada Obverse: Trionfo Reverse: A stylised laurel crown and the Montreal Games logo Edge: Name of the sport Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli (obverse) Royal Canadian Mint 60 5.8 154 1980 Moscow, Russia Obverse: Trionfo Reverse: A stylised Olympic flame and the Moscow Games logo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli (obverse) Postol, IlyaIlya Postol (reverse) Moscow Mint 60 6.8 125 1984 Los Angeles, U.S. Obverse: Trionfo Reverse:An Olympic champion held aloft by a crowd Note: The reverse returns to the Cassioli design Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli Jostens, Inc 60 7.9 141 1988 Seoul, South Korea Obverse: Trionfo Reverse: An outline of a dove carrying a laurel branch and the Seoul Olympic logo Cassioli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cassioli (obverse) Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation 60 7 152 1992 Barcelona, Spain Obverse: Updated interpretation of Trionfo Reverse: Barcelona Games logo Corbero, XavierXavier Corbero Royal Mint of Spain 70 9.8 231 1996 Atlanta, U.S. Obverse: Updated interpretation of Trionfo Reverse: A stylised olive branch, the Atlanta Games logo, and "Centennial Olympic Games" Edge: "Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games" Malcolm Grear Designers Reed & Barton 70 5 181 2000 Sydney, Australia Obverse: Updated interpretation of Trionfo Reverse: The Sydney Opera House, Olympic Flame, and Olympic rings Edge: Event name Pietranik, WojciechWojciech Pietranik Royal Australian Mint 68 5 180 2004 Athens, Greece Obverse: Nike with Panathinaiko Stadium in the background Reverse: The Olympic Flame, the opening lines of Pindar's Eighth Olympic Ode, and the Athens Games logo Votsi, ElenaElena Votsi 60 5 135 2008 Beijing, China Obverse: Nike with Panathinaiko Stadium in the background Reverse: a jade ring with the Beijing Games logo in the centre and the event details on the outer edge Yong, XiaoXiao Yong[20] China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation 70 6 200 2012 London, United Kingdom Obverse: Nike with Panathinaiko Stadium in the background Reverse: The River Thames and the London Games logo with angled lines in the background Watkins, DavidDavid Watkins Royal Mint 85 8–10 357–412[21] 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Obverse: Nike with Panathinaiko Stadium in the background Reverse: The Rio 2016 logo and name, surrounded by a laurel leaf design in the form of the wreaths Edge: The name of the event for which the medal was won is engraved by laser along the outside edge.