奥运会奖牌历来都由该届夏季奥运会组委会负责设计和制作,国际奥委会和承办国家奥委会并不过多地参与。1896年第1届现代奥运会以来,奥运会奖牌经历了多次变化。从1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹第9届夏季奥运会开始,奥运会奖牌正面图案把竞争与胜利作为主调,以古罗马圆形竞技场为背景图案,希腊神话中的胜利女神举着花环坐在当中。只有1992年巴塞罗那奥运会例外,没有使 The Olympic Games medals have always been designed and produced by the organizing committee of the Summer Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee and the hosting National Olympic Committee are not involved too much. Since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the medals of the Olympic Games have undergone several changes. Starting from the 9th Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1928, the Olympic medals’ frontal pattern featured competition and victory as the main theme. The ancient Roman amphitheater was used as the background pattern. The Greek goddess of victory was held in a wreath. Only the exception to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games did not make