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Why first place got silver at the first modern Olympics
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When the grand tradition was finally revived in 1896, the organizing committee decided that giving away actual gold was financially reckless. First-place winners were instead handed a silver medal and an olive branch, meaning the absolute highest athletic achievement in the world was rewarded with second-place metal and some shrubbery.
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