Hey Dirtlawyer I believe I found the specific rule  In the  Olympic Charter Rule  under the heading Medals and diplomas it states   In team sports and in team events included in other sports except those of an artificial nature ie those in which placings are determined by position of the contestant in the individual competition each member of a winning team participating in at least one match or comppetition held during the Olympic Games shall be awarded a silvergilt medal and a diploma    Im just trying to think how we would word this generally because Im sure every Olympic Charter since then changed maybe its in a different rule or the wording is different  But we know for sure it started in