Countries That Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most (Paris 2024)
graph by Julie Peasley; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
Type of Graph: Bar Graph
Purpose
This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to examine trends, relationships, and possible interpretations. This slow reveal focuses on estimating values of large numbers (hundreds of thousands), and also writing comparison statements. Students in grade 3 might write statements comparing two or more values additively, while students in grade 4 or older might try writing statements that involve multiplicative comparisons, e.g. ___ is about three times more than ____.
Lastly, students in upper elementary grades could use multiplication to determine the total amount of monetary awards different countries paid out after the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
About This Graph
This visualization is not provided for reuse or redistribution. Readers and educators are encouraged to view the original visualization in its published context.
Original Visualization: Peasley, Julie. “Countries Who Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most.” Voronoi: August 5, 2024. Accessed at: https://www.voronoiapp.com/sports/Countries-Who-Pay-Their-Olympic-Gold-Medalists-The-Most-1998
Data Sources:
- Birnbaum, Justin. “These Countries Pay Olympians Six Figure Bonuses For Winning Gold.” Forbes: July 26, 2024.
- Buzzfeed. “Here’s How Much Money Olympic Medalists Get When They Win Gold, Silver, Or Bronze.” Yahoo Sports: July 29, 2024.
- Hussein, Sabi. “IOA hikes monetary awards for Paris Olympics medallists.” The Times of India: July 26, 2024.
- Roytburg, Eva. “Cows, cars, and $1 million in cash: Here are some of the wacky awards countries give their Olympic medalists.” Forbes: August 1, 2024.
- Shan, Lee Ying. “Here’s how much athletes at the Paris Olympics earn for winning medals.” CNBC: July 30, 2024.
In The Classroom
There are many different mathematical connections that can be made to this data and data visualization.
Potential Math Content: bar graphs, large numbers, scale along the y-axis, estimating values, relative size of bars, proportional reasoning, multiplicative comparisons, comparing values
Potential Content Connections: Olympics, sports, international, money
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