Key points from the graphic
- Hong Kong offered the largest medal bonus on the chart: $768,000 for gold, $384,000 for silver and $192,000 for bronze.
- Singapore was close behind at $745,000 for gold. Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Malaysia offered between $216,000 and $300,000.
- Spain, France, South Korea and the United States paid between $38,000 and $102,000 for gold.
- The United Kingdom and Norway are shown paying no medal bonus at all.
- Some countries added non-cash rewards such as transit passes, apartments, cars and exemption from military service.
The Olympic prize money 2024 chart in text
Title: Paris 2024 Olympics Prize Money (And Other Rewards). Subtitle: “Here’s how much athletes in the Paris Olympics get for winning medals. Spoiler: it’s not just money.” Columns for country, gold, silver and bronze sit under drawings of medals numbered 1, 2 and 3. Tags beside four countries list extra rewards.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Other reward tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | $768,000 | $384,000 | $192,000 | Free lifetime public transit tickets |
| Singapore | $745,000 | $373,000 | $186,000 | |
| Indonesia | $300,00 (as printed) | $150,000 | $60,000 | |
| Kazakhstan | $250,000 | $150,000 | $75,000 | Apartments (size is based on medals) |
| Malaysia | $216,000 | $65,000 | $22,000 | “Foreign-made car” |
| Spain | $102,000 | $52,000 | $33,000 | |
| France | $87,000 | $43,000 | $22,000 | |
| South Korea | $45,000 | $25,000 | $18,000 | Exemptions from the mandatory military service |
| United States | $38,000 | $23,000 | $15,000 | |
| United Kingdom | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Norway | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Source: The Economic Times, Observer.
Unique rewards for some:
- Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo has been given a lifetime of free ramen, an iPhone 16, and lifetime of free colonoscopies.
- Polish silver canoeist Klaudia Zwolińska received 200,000 Polish zloty ($50,374) along with a painting, a holiday voucher, a scholarship, and a diamond.
- Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa received 100 bags of rice after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Games.
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Who pays Olympic medal bonuses
The International Olympic Committee does not pay prize money for medals. It passes funding to international federations and national Olympic committees, and the bonuses on this chart come from national governments, Olympic committees or sponsors [1]. Paris 2024 added one exception: World Athletics paid $50,000 to the gold medallist in each of the 48 track and field events, with relay teams sharing one prize, from a $2.4 million pot. It was the first international federation to pay Olympic prize money, and it plans to extend this to silver and bronze at Los Angeles 2028 [1][2].
A BuzzFeed round-up published during the Games gives figures that line up with the chart. It says the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee pays $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze, lists Hong Kong at $768,000, Malaysia at $214,000 and Spain at $102,000 for gold, and says Kazakhstan gives a three-bedroom apartment for gold, two bedrooms for silver and one for bronze [3]. It also says Great Britain gives no medal prize money, but National Lottery funded Athlete Performance Awards support athletes with medal potential [3].
Notes on this infographic
- Indonesia’s gold figure is printed as “$300,00”, with a zero missing. From the silver ($150,000) and bronze figures it is most likely $300,000.
- The amounts appear to be US dollar conversions of local currencies, so they move with exchange rates. The US figures are rounded: the USOPC amounts are $37,500, $22,500 and $15,000 [3]. BuzzFeed gives Malaysia’s gold bonus as $214,000 rather than $216,000 [3].
- Singapore’s scheme is quoted in Singapore dollars (1 million for an individual gold, with 20 percent set aside for training) [3]; $745,000 looks like a conversion, which is our inference.
- The subtitle’s “spoiler” line is the graphic’s own wording, quoted as printed.
- The rewards for Yulo, Zwolińska and Ishikawa come from news reports cited by Kickresume. We have not checked them against official statements. Ishikawa’s rice relates to the Tokyo Games, not Paris.
Questions about Olympic prize money
How much money do you get for winning the Olympics?
The IOC itself pays nothing [1]. Any money comes from your country or sport. At Paris 2024 that ranged from $768,000 for a Hong Kong gold to nothing in the United Kingdom and Norway on this chart, plus $50,000 from World Athletics for track and field champions [2].
How do Olympians make money?
Through national bonuses and funding schemes such as those on this chart, federation prize money such as World Athletics’ $50,000 for gold, and in Britain through lottery funded awards rather than medal bonuses [1][3]. Sponsorship is also common but is not covered by the graphic.
Sources
- BBC Sport, Paris 2024, World Athletics to become first federation to award prize money at Olympic Games (April 2024).
- NBC Olympics, World Athletics to pay gold medalists at Paris Olympics, your questions answered (April 2024).
- BuzzFeed via Yahoo Sports, Here’s How Much Money Olympic Medalists Get When They Win Gold, Silver, Or Bronze (29 July 2024).
- Kickresume, the publisher named on this graphic.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
