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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He was named the FIFA world player of the year a record eight times, led his teams to 46 trophies including four Champions League titles, a World Cup win and an Olympic gold medal. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, Patel joined in on Team USA hockey's locker room celebrations in Italy shortly after the team won the gold medal, which drew scrutiny about his use of FBI resources to attend. Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Thompson has a gold medal in large part because of how Hellebuyck performed in Team USA’s win over Team Canada in the gold medal game. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 There’s online debate on whether Team USA has a better chance of winning a 2028 Olympic gold medal using flag specialists or NFL players. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gold medal

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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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