Difference between medals and trophies

Trophies and medals have the same meaning no difference. Trophies and medals to say there is a difference, trophies are larger, trophies require more material, like soccer World Cup trophies to hold up, not in line with the concept of Green Olympics. In order to save rare metals, are now changed to medals, a small piece, hanging directly on the stomach on it, saving a lot of material.

The medals are issued to a variety of contest winners of the certificate, generally made of metal, sports competitions generally have gold, silver, bronze medals correspond to the first place, second place, third place.