The true cost of a British gold medal

A GOLD medal contains just 6g of gold and a large chunk of silver and costs £450 to make.

But the true cost of securing Team GB's running total of 61 medals is estimated at around £4.3 million for every gold, silver and bronze disc.

This is based on UK Sport funding, which has helped to train and develop Britain's top athletes, ensuring they reached their peak for London 2012.

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