Largest Summer Olympic medals
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.