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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Mr. Obvious Subject: RE: How much does your country or federation give for Olympic medals? Body:
I do not believe they award anything to the athlete for Olympic medals, but they do have several incentive programs tied to Olympic performance. They awarded $100,000 in a bonus pool to 18 athletes for qualifying for London. Athletes awarded include: Kyle Alcorn: runner-up, steeplechase Keisha Baker, 1600 meter relay pool (5th place, 400 meters) Lance Brooks: champion, discus throw Stephanie Brown Trafton: champion, discus throw Becky Holliday: runner-up, pole vault Cyrus Hostetler: 5th place, javelin throw# Molly Huddle: runner-up, 5000 meters Kibwe Johnson: champion, hammer throw A.G. Kruger: 3rd place, hammer throw Jamie Nieto: champion, high jump Kara Patterson: runner-up, javelin throw Jeff Porter, 3rd place, 110 hurdles Alice Schmidt: 3rd place, 800 meters Amanda Smock: champion, triple jump Aretha Thurmond: runner-up, discus throw Morgan Uceny: champion, 1500 meters Jason Young: 3rd place, discus throw Rachel Yurkovich: 4th place, javelin throw+ Coaches who have an athlete medal are also eligible for a bonus supplement. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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