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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Hard Rock Stadium will host seven games — four in the group stage (June 15, 21, 24, 27), one Round of 32 game (July 3), a quarterfinal (July 11), and the bronze medal third-place game (July 28). Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Dumas won a bronze medal in the humanities category for his poem. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Through Julien’s Auctions – a celebrity auction house – Hawk is auctioning off his 900 skateboard, his helmet, the knee pads and sneakers and his Vert Finals bronze medal from the 1999 X Games. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 With two World Cup wins, an Olympic bronze medal, and experience in multiple pro leagues around the world, Christen Press is one of the most prolific soccer players of the time. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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