Olympic Gold
Posted on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
What factors do you think have prevented Roger Federer from claiming the an Olympic gold in singles?
He was 4th place in Sydney, eliminated in round 2 in Athens, and was a quarterfinalist in Beijing. Such results certainly aren’t reflective of a player of his caliber.
I think it’s the tournament to be honest. It comes around at a strange time, it’s not got the hype or the atmosphere of the grand slams, no one is really sure what it means. Olympics was always supposed to be for non-professional athletes.
Maybe it’s the lack of inspiration to win it. But we know Roger would like to win it, so I’m not sure. But I think it might be to do with the lack of occassion. Of all the titles to have, it would be my least desired.
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Michael Phelps Olympic Medals – the Real Value of His Eight Gold Medals
Michael Phelps has accomplished a seemingly impossible feat, winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic games. That is the most gold medals ever won by an athlete in a single Olympic games!
As a gold investor like myself, you’ve probably wondered what the value of Michael Phelps Olympic medals are.
Let’s see if we can figure it out.
First, let’s determine what the gold portion of the medal would be worth.
According to the Olympic Charter, the silver and gold medals must contain 92.5 percent pure silver. The gold medal must be coated with at least six grams of gold.
* In the futures market, a tradable unit of gold is one hundred troy ounces.
* One troy ounce is equal to 31.1 grams.
For illustrative purposes, let’s assume there is six grams of gold in each gold medal.
Friday’s closing gold futures (for December delivery) price was $792.00.
To figure out the price of one gram, we would divide the gold price of $792.00 per troy ounce by 31.1. Then we would multiply that figure by six, to arrive at the price for six grams.
So using the current price of gold per ounce, the value of the gold contained in an Olympic medal would be worth around $153.00.
Now let’s figure out how much the silver portion of the medal would be worth.
We’ll also use Friday’s closing silver futures price.
At $12.82 a troy ounce, the silver portion (41 cents times 92.5 grams) of the Olympic medal would be worth $38.13.
That all adds up to an estimated value of about $191.00. The price of silver and gold varies on a daily basis, of course. So the value of the medal itself will depend upon how the metals markets are performing at the time of the calculation.
Let’s not forget that this year’s Olympic medals also include an inlaid ring of Jade. The inclusion of that precious gem will also impact the value.
The true value of an Olympic gold medal is more than just the composition of the raw materials, however.
Think about just what Michael Phelps has accomplished:
* He became the the first athlete to win 8 gold medals in an Olympic Games
* He swam 17 times in 9 days.
* He swam against 239 opponents in individual events, alone!
* He smashed 7 world records!
* He set 4 world records in individual events.
* He swam most of the 200 meter butterfly race unable to see, when his goggles filled with water. Despite this, he broke the world record!
* In the 100 meter fly, he won the race by a mere 1/100th of a second!
When you factor in all of the above, a conservative estimate for the value of those Michael Phelps Olympic gold medals are:
Priceless.
About the Author
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