How much does Spain pay for the Olympic gold won after a 54-year break » Less than Romania gives

Spain waited 54 years before obtaining a second Olympic gold medal in history at a winter edition of the Games. A break that closed with the triumph of Oriol Cardona Coll in the sprint test of ski mountaineering, a sport that made its absolute debut at this edition with the competitions held in Bormio, in the Stelvio Ski Centre.

His triumph came after in 1972 Francisco Fernandez Ochoa winning in Sapporo the first Olympic title, in alpine skiing, in the slalom event.

On the same day as Cardona, in the similar women's event, Ana Alonso won the bronze medal.

Distinctions that, in addition to personal satisfaction and appreciation, also bring them a cash prize. According to the agreement signed between the Superior Council of Sports of Spain and the Spanish Olympic Committee, the prize for the gold medal in individual events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games is 94,000 euros – the situation in which Cardona Coll.

As far as Alonso is concerned, the payoff is 30,000 euros. These amounts have remained unchanged since the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, having previously been increased by between 10 and 25 percent.

However, the two athletes have the opportunity to increase their reward if they climb the podium in the mixed relay event, where they have a good chance of even gold. If they get it, they will add some 75,000 eurosas provided for awards won by pairs.

If he competed in teams of more than three athletes, the gold would have been awarded with 50,000 euros for each of them.

Ana Alonso, bronze medalist in the ski mountaineering sprint at the 2026 Olympics Photo: Guliver/GettyImages

How prize money is distributed at the Olympic Games in Spain

• Individual samples
• Gold » 94,000 euros
• Silver » 48,000 euros
• Bronze » 30,000 euros
• in pairs
• Gold » 75,000 euros
• Silver » 37,000 euros
• Bronze » 25,000 euros
• Teams of more than 3 athletes
• Gold » 50,000 euros
• Silver » 29,000 euros
• Bronze » 18,000 euros

In comparison, Romania offers 140,000 euros for an Olympic gold, 100,000 for the silver medal and 60,000 for the bronze one. They are amounts comparable to those granted by countries such as Italy – 181,600 euros for gold, Poland – 180,000 or Slovenia – 138,400.

There are countries that put real bags of money on the table, led by Singapore, 671,000 euros for an Olympic title, or Hong Kong, with 653,300. And others did not provide pecuniary rewards, the case of the nation in first place in the medal ranking, Norwaywith 17 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze.