The Swedish Olympic Committee, SOK, set out before the Olympics with the goal that Sweden would win ten medals. At the time of writing, Sweden has three medals, which is seen as a very strong start. Here are the Swedes who have won medals so far:
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Photo: Magnus Lejhall/TT Shocking prize money – Sweden worst
We on News24 has received information regarding prize money during the Olympics. It is the Olympic Committee of each country that has chosen for itself if they want to distribute prize money or not and how much it is in that case that applies.
The prize money applies to the bonus you get for a gold medal won.
Alternative prices
Some nations stand out and go their own way when it comes to the prizes awarded.
If you as a Pole were to win a gold medal, you would get a prize pool of $82,000 (Sek 881,781) but also:
A Serbian gold medal results in the right to draw your national pension at 40.
The information is taken from: Sky News and SOC.
Photo: Rebecca Blackwell
Something that stands out in this summer’s Olympics is that the International Olympic Committee, IOC, will not award any prize money. What matters is that the nations’ own Olympic committees are allowed to choose whether prize money should be awarded or not. However, there is an exceptional case where the IOC will award prize money, and that is for athletics. Our Swedish track and field athletes, among them Armand Duplantis, Daniel Ståhl and Perseus Karlstrom can count themselves happy.
As a winner of an Olympic gold as a track and field athlete, you win approx. 550,000 Swedish kronor.
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To summarize, only the Swedish track and field athletes have a chance at prize money, and that from the IOC and not the SOC.
Other Swedish medal hopes, such as Sarah Sjostrom and Truls Möregårdhwill not receive prize money.
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