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See every single Olympic medal design dating back to the 2000 Games

mary clarke
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: A file photo taken 14 August 2000 in Sydney shows the official Olympic medals issued a few weeks ahead of the opening of the 2000 games. Greek Australians lashed out 20 August 2000 against the medals, which depict Rome's Colosseum instead of an antique Greek amphitheater (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP via Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: A file photo taken 14 August 2000 in Sydney shows the official Olympic medals issued a few weeks ahead of the opening of the 2000 games. Greek Australians lashed out 20 August 2000 against the medals, which depict Rome's Colosseum instead of an antique Greek amphitheater (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Paris 2024 called on LVMH jeweler Chaumet to design its medals. Globally renowned for its craftsmanship, Chaumet has made the medal into a veritable jewel, with a construction conceived around three sources of inspiration: the hexagon, radiance, and gem-setting. ...The Eiffel Tower has also inspired the unique design of the ribbons for the medals. For the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, the medal ribbons will be adorned with the Eiffel Tower lattice work. The Olympic medal ribbons will be dark blue, while those of the Paralympic medals will be a deep red—a mix of the first two coats of paint (“Venice red” and “red-brown”) used on the Eiffel Tower.

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