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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Iyana Martín led Spain to the bronze medal at the women’s FIBA World Cup on Sunday with an 81-58 win over host Germany. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Her global debut came at the London 2017 World Championships and, as a 21-year-old on home soil at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games the following year, a bronze medal represented her first hardware. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 July 2026 In January 2026, the Swiss Federal Tribunal sent the Barbosu-Chiles bronze medal dispute back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for re-examination after accepting new video evidence submitted by Chiles and USA Gymnastics. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 But there were the Dolphins cheerleaders at multiple World Cup games, including the bronze medal game, keeping the fans fired up. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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