Supported Au catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation were prepared by solvated metal atom impregnation (SMAI) and conventional impregnation (CI). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) investigations indicated that the elemental gold in all the samples was in the metallic state. XRD measurements showed that the mean diameters of Au particles prepared by SMAI were smaller than those prepared by CI with the same gold content. Catalytic tests showed that the SMAI catalyst had higher CO oxidation activity than the CI catalyst with the same compositions. Both SMAI and CI catalysts exhibited high activity in Iow temperature CO oxidation. Full CO conversion was obtained at 323-383K.``