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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However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped the bronze medal. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 May 2025 Dennis was a two-time world champion cyclist and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 May 2025 Fred Richard, known for leading Team USA to the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, set the Guinness World Record for most standing backflips completed in 24 hours late Friday night. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 Behind Gilgeous-Alexander, Canada won a bronze medal in 2023, qualifying for the men’s Olympic tournament for the first time in 2000. Eric Koreen, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bronze medal

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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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