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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On the men's side, Yul Moldauer claimed his second bronze medal this week in the all-around final, qualifying for five individual finals. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Simpson won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. ABC News, 17 June 2026 Simpson, the 1500-meter world champion in 2011, won the Olympic bronze medal in the event at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 There are few available details about what happened to the 39-year-old retired athlete who won a bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympics, or what her condition is. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bronze medal

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