Olympic medals are not made in one fixed place every time; they are produced by the host country, usually at that nation’s official mint or a dedicated state-approved minting facility.

Quick Scoop: Where they’re made

  • Each Olympic Games has its medals designed and manufactured by the host nation, not by a single global factory.
  • The host city or organizing committee typically commissions the country’s national mint or a major minting company to produce them.
  • Thousands of medals are produced in the years leading up to the Games, with strict quality and security controls.

Recent examples (so it feels real)

  • Paris 2024: Medals were manufactured by Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint), which normally makes France’s coins, and they incorporated small pieces of the Eiffel Tower in the design.
  • Rio 2016: Medals were produced at Casa da Moeda do Brasil, the Brazilian mint, in the Santa Cruz area near Rio de Janeiro.

So when you ask “where are the Olympic medals made,” the answer is: in the host country’s own minting facilities for each Games, such as the Paris Mint for Paris 2024 and Casa da Moeda do Brasil for Rio 2016, rather than in a permanent, single Olympic factory.

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