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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Goalie Josh Ravensbergen, taken 30th by the Sharks in the 2025 draft, was also on Canada’s bronze medal winning team and dressed for two games.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Englishman spent seven years as head coach of the Canada women’s national team, leading the side to a bronze medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Vonn rocketed to a bronze medal in the Downhill race on Saturday, December 20, and won another bronze in the Super-G the following day.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The four Group Stage matches are June 15, 22, 24, 27; a Round of 32 match July 3, a quarterfinal July 11 and the bronze medal game July 18.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Englishman spent seven years as head coach of the Canada women’s national team, leading the side to a bronze medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Vonn rocketed to a bronze medal in the Downhill race on Saturday, December 20, and won another bronze in the Super-G the following day.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The four Group Stage matches are June 15, 22, 24, 27; a Round of 32 match July 3, a quarterfinal July 11 and the bronze medal game July 18.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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