Laurel was used in early Olympic wreaths because it was from the evergreen family, so the leaves stayed fresh longer than leaves from deciduous trees. As an added bonus, laurel had a pleasant ...

Take Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece. His tattoo sat just below his neck and was surrounded by the Olympic wreath. Sunisa Lee of the United States performed on the balance beam ...

The sale is part of hundreds of Olympic items that were up for sale at the auction, including a bronze medal from the 2024 ...

The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371, bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows a victorious athlete holding a wreath on the front. On the other side, Nike ...

RR Auction offered a number of items from past Olympic games during a recent sale, with a gold medal from the first Olympics ...

The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371, bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows a victorious athlete holding a wreath on the front. On the other side, Nike ...