Trivia: Which Olympic Games were the first to feature a gold medal as the prize?
St. Louis Summer Olympics in 1904
First Ancient Olympics in 776 BCE
First Modern Olympics in 1896
Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014
The correct answer is St. Louis Summer Olympics in 1904
So why is this answer correct? : A tradition at the heart of the Olympic Games has nothing to do with its ancient Greek roots. This modern tradition began at the Summer Olympics in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, when the first gold medals were given to the winning athletes. These medals were attached to a ribbon and pinned to an athlete’s chest — they would not be worn around the neck until the 1960 Olympics in Rome. In ancient Greece, the winner received a crown of olive leaves cut from the sacred tree at Olympia.