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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Chiles also took third place in the floor exercise in Paris 2024, but the fate of her bronze medal is in limbo after a years-long controversy over scoring rules.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Seven games will be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, including four group stage matches (June 15, June 21, June 24, June 27), a Round of 32 match July 3, quarterfinal July 11 and third-place bronze medal game July 18.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … 'A DEVASTATING TIME' – Team USA's Jordan Chiles addressed criticism that followed after her bronze medal was stripped at last year's Summer Olympics.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Brinkley is the son of Jasper Brinkley, who played in the NFL seven seasons, and Kellie Brinkley, who won the bronze medal in the 110 hurdles in the 2012 Olympics.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Seven games will be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, including four group stage matches (June 15, June 21, June 24, June 27), a Round of 32 match July 3, quarterfinal July 11 and third-place bronze medal game July 18.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … 'A DEVASTATING TIME' – Team USA's Jordan Chiles addressed criticism that followed after her bronze medal was stripped at last year's Summer Olympics.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Brinkley is the son of Jasper Brinkley, who played in the NFL seven seasons, and Kellie Brinkley, who won the bronze medal in the 110 hurdles in the 2012 Olympics.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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