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How much Olympians get paid - from six-figure sums to salary that's the same as working at Nando's
Medal-winning Olympians in Paris can take home a fortune, or not very much at all, as OK! looks at sporting heroes' earnings, which can even include an apartment or some dairy cows
Simply, a chunk of admittedly very well-earned metal denoting their bronze, silver or gold win and another special souvenir – a poster in a yellow box, depicting Paris including the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine. The USA also awards cash prizes, but significantly less than many other nations, from nearly £30,000 for gold medalists like Simone Biles, 27 – who won the team and individual artistic gymnastic women's all around – to around £12,000 for bronze. An Indonesian winner was offered five cows (Image: INSTAGRAM)Medal-winning Serbian athletes will get a national pension that starts when they hit 40 years old, and South Korean medalists are exempted from military service, something which even K-Pop stars usually can't avoid.
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