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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Freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic has been the every night puck-stopper for Michigan, and spent the holidays in the Twin Cities, winning a World Juniors bronze medal with Team Canada.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz took home the bronze medal for Switzerland in the parallel giant slalom — the first snowboard decision in Olympic history, the Swiss ski federation said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal for Switzerland at the sport’s inaugural Olympic race at the 1998 Nagano Games, died after being trapped in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Ski Federation announced on Tuesday.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz competed for Switzerland in the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event in 1998, winning a bronze medal at the Nagano Games in the parallel giant slalom event.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz took home the bronze medal for Switzerland in the parallel giant slalom — the first snowboard decision in Olympic history, the Swiss ski federation said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal for Switzerland at the sport’s inaugural Olympic race at the 1998 Nagano Games, died after being trapped in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Ski Federation announced on Tuesday.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz competed for Switzerland in the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event in 1998, winning a bronze medal at the Nagano Games in the parallel giant slalom event.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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