gold medal
noun
: a medal made of gold that is awarded as the prize for first place in a sports competition
He won three gold medals in the Olympics.
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Milpitas High School student Swetha Dammalapati earned a gold medal in the medical math category, while Calaveras Hills High students Angel Garcia and Donovan Younathan medaled in Chapter Business Procedure.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Obviously, a gold medal for the US team is great for them and great for Teddy and happy for him.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
The two players — two-thirds of the Triple Espresso trio who with Mallory Swanson helped the United States win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics — give the league a boost with their star power.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
From a marketing and entertainment standpoint, the league’s inability to capitalize on the attacking trio’s star power following a gold medal run at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris was a major blow — but 2026 is already brewing something different.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Obviously, a gold medal for the US team is great for them and great for Teddy and happy for him.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
The two players — two-thirds of the Triple Espresso trio who with Mallory Swanson helped the United States win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics — give the league a boost with their star power.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
From a marketing and entertainment standpoint, the league’s inability to capitalize on the attacking trio’s star power following a gold medal run at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris was a major blow — but 2026 is already brewing something different.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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