Olympic Compensation

[northavenue]

Aside from sponsorship opportunities and stipends, as well as pride, does anyone know the compensation for the volleyball athletes? Do the beach athletes get compensated for medaling?
Obviously representing your country would be an awesome honor, but normally there would be FIVB events during this time where athletes would be able to make money, it seems like they're missing out on those opportunities.

[mikegarrison]

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/apnewsbreak-usa-cycling-to-reward-gold-medalists-with-100000-bonuses/2012/07/19/gJQAv0aSwW_story.html

Short answer is that many nations (including the US) pay reward bonuses to athletes who medal. The USOC pays $25,000 for gold medals, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Sometimes other groups kick in. USA cycling, for instance, is adding $75K for gold medals, making the reward $100K if a US cyclist wins a gold.

[pogoball]

Jul 24, 2012 13:04:51 GMT -5 mikegarrison said:

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/apnewsbreak-usa-cycling-to-reward-gold-medalists-with-100000-bonuses/2012/07/19/gJQAv0aSwW_story.html

Short answer is that many nations (including the US) pay reward bonuses to athletes who medal. The USOC pays $25,000 for gold medals, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Sometimes other groups kick in. USA cycling, for instance, is adding $75 for gold medals, making the reward $100K is a US cyclist wins a gold.

It took me a second to realize that you forgot the "k" after the $75.

I thought -- geez, why even bother adding only $75?

[mikegarrison]

Jul 25, 2012 9:13:08 GMT -5 pogoball said:

Jul 24, 2012 13:04:51 GMT -5 mikegarrison said:

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/apnewsbreak-usa-cycling-to-reward-gold-medalists-with-100000-bonuses/2012/07/19/gJQAv0aSwW_story.html

Short answer is that many nations (including the US) pay reward bonuses to athletes who medal. The USOC pays $25,000 for gold medals, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Sometimes other groups kick in. USA cycling, for instance, is adding $75 for gold medals, making the reward $100K is a US cyclist wins a gold.

It took me a second to realize that you forgot the "k" after the $75.

I thought -- geez, why even bother adding only $75?

Oops.