RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Here is a look at how much some nations pay their medalists at the Rio de Janeiro Games (all amounts have been converted to U.S. dollars):
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Singapore:
GOLD: $750,000
SILVER: $380,000
BRONZE: $190,000
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Malaysia:
GOLD: $250,000
SILVER: $75,000
BRONZE: $25,000
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Kazakhstan:
GOLD: $250,000
SILVER: $150,000
BRONZE: $75,000
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Azerbaijan:
GOLD: $250,000
SILVER: $125,000
BRONZE: $62,000
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Italy:
GOLD: $170,000
SILVER: $85,000
BRONZE: $55,000
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Belarus:
GOLD: $150,000
SILVER: $75,000
BRONZE: $50,000
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Israel:
GOLD: $130,000
SILVER: $105,000
BRONZE: $65,000
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Ukraine:
GOLD: $125,000
SILVER: $85,000
BRONZE: $55,000
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Switzerland:
GOLD: $83,000
SILVER: $73,000
BRONZE: $62,000
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Russia:
GOLD: $61,000
SILVER: $45,000
BRONZE: $30,000
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South Korea:
GOLD: $40,000
SILVER: $20,000
BRONZE: $13,000
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South Africa:
GOLD: $30,000
SILVER: $15,000
BRONZE: $6,000
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United States:
GOLD: $25,000
SILVER: $15,000
BRONZE: $10,000
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Slovenia:
GOLD: $23,000
SILVER: $20,000
BRONZE: $17,000
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Germany:
GOLD: $23,000
SILVER: $17,000
BRONZE: $12,000
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Brazil:
GOLD: $11,000
SILVER: $11,000
BRONZE: $11,000
