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Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal Like any prize winner â from a jackpot hitter to a Nobel Prize recipient â athletes are taxed because Olympic medals and the cash bonuses that come with them are considered income.
US athletes who win a medal at the Rio games will take home the hardware and a cash bonus from the US Olympic Committee. Gold medallists will receive $25,000, silver medallists get $15,000, and bronze winners earn $10,000. Those winnings are taxed as income, the same way Americans are taxed on other prize money, like lottery winnings.