Do athletes get paid for medaling in the olympics?
81575
no tho professionals can compete no athlete is compensated for winning by the olympic commitee
113694
No then they would be considered professionals and that is not allowed in the olympics.
1042418
The difference is the money.  Today's athletes are professionals
102927
Generally you have to meet a standard performance at a sanctioned meet or road race to qualify for the trials. In some cases, the trials may invite individuals who haven't met the standard in order to get enough competitors for an event.\n\nThere are usually A and B qualifying standards. Both get you an invitation to the Olympic trials. If you meet B standard but not the A, you pay your own way.\n\nTo make the team, you have to be one of the top finishers at the trials. \n\nBefore the Olympic games, you have to meet an Olympic standard. The U.S. gets to have one competitor in each event, even if they haven't met the standard. To get multiple people in an event, they all have to have met the standard.
519322
Yes, and so do sports figures. So when a baseball player is playing out of state, he pays taxes in every state that he plays in (if the state has an income tax). See the article below
611584
Aah let me guess; "SMART"people answered these questions, well let me set the record straight  I think some athletes are worth the money that they receive because they had to work hard to become PROFESSIONAL athletes, and a major fact is that most of them put their own bodies on the line just for the entertainment of fans. So they deserve every penny.
144998
No, besides the fact that it would be impossible to have live realtime results which would force long wait times between performances and the athletes receiving their scores, most people would only give good scores to the players from their own country. The general public is not unbias enough or knowledgable enough in the various competitions to give an accurate score. It would become a popularity contest and turn the olympics into a joke.
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Olympic athletes spend most of their waking lives exercising, training and practicing their sport.
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Most gold medals (including Olympic gold medals) are gold-plated, exceptions being the Congressional Gold Medal and Nobel Prize winners' medals, which are solid gold.\n\nHere is some more info on the subject.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal
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i'm pretty sure that they don't get paid for playing on the world cup national teams. i do belive that the individual teams/countries do sometimes provide bonuses, but they aren't required to. \ni think for most of the players, it doesnt matter anyway. they all make good salaries for their club teams, and its an honor to be able to represent their country in the world cup.
145906
NBA players are paid yearly. The amount varies from contract to contract and depends on how many years is stated in the contract.
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Soccer players get nothing?!?!?!?\n\nIn Europe some soccer players make more than any athlete in the USA!!
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There is no official limit, but it depends on how many events their particular specialty contains.  For example a swimmer (Mark Spitz for example) could win oh i don't know 8 gold medals.  A track athlete can win as many medals as events he can enter.  But someone like a figure skater, who pretty much can enter only one event can only win the one gold.
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Yes, each of the memeber the winning team recieves a medal.\nRanaldo recieved a world cup medal in 1994 even though he didnot participate in a single match.\n\n*** Refering to answer #4, New Castle will recieve compensation from the FA (englands football association).
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Some do.  There was a story on a U.S. speed skater that donated the money he won to charity.  \n\nTURIN, Italy (AP) - Joey Cheek has his first assignment from Johann Olav Koss: Zambia.\n\nThe American speedskater will head to the African country in April on a humanitarian mission for Koss' Right To Play group, which uses sports to promote a healthier lifestyle for children in poor countries.\n\nCheek donated $40,000 in bonus money to Koss' organization after winning a gold medal in the 500 meters and a silver in the 1,000. Koss won three speedskating golds at the 1994 Lillehammer Games.
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The Olympic players do get paid, so they are professional.  The AVP is the beach game and they are professional.  About 5-8 years ago there was a professional league for beach volleyball that was 4 v 4 women and 4 v 4 men.  They were actually on TV some.  I would say Gabrielle Reece was the best known player in that league.  Then about 3-4 years ago they started an indoor professional league in the Midwest.  It lasted two years.  The first year there was 4 teams and they expanded to 6 or 8 the second year.  They did not have any sponsorship money coming in, so they are currently defunct.  I have not heard any rumors about them trying to start that up again. \n\nLike others have said the best pro leagues are in Europe (especially Italy).  I also know that Brazil has a good indoor league.
1040360
No... Because they just give a bonus if they win from their country....... They play football in World Cup..is totally for their country...it like hero...no salary but nasionality