How to Use medalist in a Sentence

medalist

noun
  • Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson was a part of the 2021 class.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Coppell’s Skyler Schuller was the gold medalist with a 16-6.
    David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 13 May 2023
  • This is an event that its #1s often skip, so the fields could be wide open for new gold medalists.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, the more than two years away didn't phase her—the gold medalist won the entire competition.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Hayes, an Olympic gold medalist sprinter, was drafted in the seventh round by the Cowboys in 1964.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The brand is the brainchild of three-time Olympic medalist Kari Traa, a promising guarantee for warmth on the slopes and beyond.
    Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Fiji repeated as gold medalists in the Tokyo Games in 2021.
    Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • If hypocrisy was an Olympic event the Republicans would be gold medalists.
    Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Auburn star Suni Lee, the defending Olympic all-around gold medalist, won’t compete in the Tigers’ final home meet of the season.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist, was found dead inside a Florida home on May 2.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 17 June 2023
  • Producing more than two dozen Olympic gold medalists over four decades in track and field has a way of raising a coach’s standards.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • The rest of the gold medalists Kopp’s Frozen Custard, multiple locations: Yelp wasn't too far off.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024
  • News of the tragic death of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist in track and field, sent shockwaves throughout the track and field community.
    Elise Preston, CBS News, 14 June 2023
  • In the free skate those fractions scrambled, with Hendrickx onto the podium as bronze medalist.
    Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller was sentenced to six months of home detention for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
    Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Fallston’s Noah Bark was medalist with a 37, teammate Alex Langford was right behind him with a 38.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In celebration of the news, the Olympic gold medalist shared her excitement for her husband.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, celebrated her 26th birthday and broke ground on a home with Owens in March.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Jones, the silver medalist in the all-around at the 2022 world championships, and Skye Blakely, who placed fourth in the all-around on Sunday, are clearly hitting their stride.
    Carla Correa, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist had to patiently, but urgently, work her way back into the mix.
    oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • The 26-year-old Olympic gymnast and gold medalist revealed the news on social media, sharing four photos and a short message.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Nash, a muscular, 6-foot-4 Olympic gold medalist, lived next door and served as a running coach for Buchanan and the riding students who lived with her that summer.
    Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That includes two-time Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Three gold medalists in cross-country skiing tested positive for the substance and were stripped of their medals.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Her teachers would call her the next Gabby Douglas, an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.
    Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There were some mitigating factors, like the absence of the seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.
    Victor Mather, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Biles is considered the greatest gymnast of all time, a four-time Olympic gold medalist who can do skills other gymnasts won't even try in training.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona called on parents to rise up in support of protecting women's sports.
    Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Tomoki Hiwatashi slipped out of third place after the free skate; first-time medalist Andrew Torgashev won bronze.
    Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Even someone as accomplished as Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, isn’t immune.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023

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