Here's a look at every Olympic gold medal design since 2000
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic games have been pushed back to 2021. Here's a look at the medals athletes were supposed to receive at this summer's games and how they compare to others from the past two decades.
Sydney 2000
American athlete Marion Jones holds up her 5 Olympic medals for track and field events in central Sydney, Australia, in this Oct. 1, 2000 photo. The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday Dec. 12, 2007, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat. (AP Photo/Adam Butler)
Salt Lake City 2002
Sarah Hughes of the United States displays her women's figure skating gold medal, during a press conference at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Friday Feb. 22, 2002.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Athens 2004
Silver medalist Andreas Dittmer of Germany, gold medalist David Cal of Spain and bronze medalist Attila Vajda of Hungary (left to right) display their medals on the podium after in the Men's C1 1000 meter final, during the canoe flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Turin 2006
From left, the bronze, gold and silver medals of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic games are seen in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. The design of the medals is inspired by the shapes of historical Italian coins and rings, and the hole at the center of the medals represents the open space of a piazza, an Italian square. (AP Photo/Alberto Ramella)
Beijing 2008
Official medals of Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games display during a delivery ceremony of the medals to Executive Vice President of BOCOG Jiang Xiaoyu in Beijing Thursday, July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Vancouver 2010
USA's gold medalist Shaun White reacts during the men's halfpipe medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
London 2012
The Olympic medals are seen on the hands of Chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games, Sebastian Coe, right, and Olympic gold medalist Kelly Holmes as the medals are unveiled during the London 2012 Olympic one year to go ceremony at Trafalgar Square in London, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Sochi 2014
Gold, left, silver, center, and bronze medals are displayed for journalists during a presentation of Sochi 2014 Olympic medals at the SportAccord International Convention in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Rio 2016
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky shows off her gold medal from the women's 800-meter freestyle swimming competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Pyeongchang 2018
FILE - In this Sep.21, 2017 photo, South Korean athletes pose with the silver, gold and bronze medals, from left, for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Tokyo 2020 (now 2021)
The medals feature an unusual design quirk. They will be made using old cell phones and other electronics.
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