bronze medal
noun
: a medal made of bronze that is awarded as the prize for third place in a sports competition
The team won the bronze medal in basketball.
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In 2024, the track and field athlete competed at the year’s Paralympic Games in Paris, taking home a bronze medal.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Norway stunned Canada 3-2 in overtime of the bronze medal game to capture its first ice hockey world championship medal.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Borg also led the Dominican Republic to a bronze medal during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Da Silva won a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2012 European Championships in Montpellier and went on to compete for France in the London Olympics that year.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Norway stunned Canada 3-2 in overtime of the bronze medal game to capture its first ice hockey world championship medal.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Borg also led the Dominican Republic to a bronze medal during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Da Silva won a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2012 European Championships in Montpellier and went on to compete for France in the London Olympics that year.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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