Which of the 2018 medals weighs the most?

The gold medal weighed the most at the 2018 Winter Olympics. PyeongChang’s gold medal weighed about 586 grams, compared with 580 grams for the silver medal and 493 grams for the bronze medal.

The result is slightly surprising because Olympic gold medals are not made from solid gold. The PyeongChang gold medal consisted primarily of silver, with a thin layer of gold; the gold content represented only about 1 percent of the medal’s composition. The silver medal was also made primarily of silver, while the bronze medal used a copper-based alloy.

The 2018 medals were designed by Lee Suk-woo and drew inspiration from the texture of tree trunks. Their edges featured extruded Hangul lettering, connecting the awards to Korean language and culture. A common mix-up is assuming that the heaviest medal must be the silver one because silver is denser than gold; the medal designs use different amounts and thicknesses of metal, so the complete gold medal was heaviest.