These strange Olympic facts are pure gold. But you can read on to find out how much pure gold is actually in a gold medal.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, American Walter Winans took the podium and waved proudly to the crowd. He had already won two Olympic medals—a gold for sharpshooting at the 1908 London Games ...

The American men begins their quest for Olympic gold on Thursday against Latvia. After a two-and-a-half-year wait, Madison ...