Beginning in 1896 with the first modern Olympic Games, athletes have received a participation medal as a memento of their experience. That tradition ended with Tokyo and Beijing, a situation which ...

He noted that a non-playoff season didn't really merit a gift for anyone, but a playoff berth shouldn't automatically trigger a gift either, as that would make it a "participation medal." ...

Many collectors already have participation medals, but O’Neil sold some that had their original boxes including 1908 London (bronze and silver for $3,450 each) and 1924 Paris ($632). However ...

Taylor's World Cup participation medal 1954. He helped England to reach the quarter-finals. Tommy Taylor scores one of his 131 goals for United.

As part of THN.com's Olympics Week, Adam Proteau looks back at the 2014 Winter Games – the last time NHL players participated in the Olympics – when Team Canada was led to a gold medal by star ...