A new medal was distributed to winners at the Athens Games, replacing the long-standing design by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Cassioli that incorrectly depicted the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue. Olympic medals now feature the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, one of the world's oldest stadiums and the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
在雅典奥运会上，获胜运动员得到了新设计的奖牌，取代了一直以来由意大利雕刻家朱塞佩-卡斯欧利设计的奖牌。原奖牌描绘的是罗马圆形大剧场，而非希腊的场所。如今的奥运奖牌图案为雅典的帕纳辛纳克体育场，这是世界上最古老的体育场之一，也是1896年第一届现代奥运会的比赛场地。