- Who
- Rio Olympic Games 2016
- What
- 500 gram(s)
- Where
- Brazil ()
- When
- 2016
The largest summer Olympic medals are 500 g (1 lb 1.6 oz) awarded at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
All gold, silver and bronze medals weighed in at 500 grams.
The medals for this Olympics were designed in a curved dome-shape, which are higher in the center of the medal. This means that the thickness of the medal ranges from 6 mm to 11 mm.