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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Barkov and Finland won the 2026 IIHF World Championship with a 1-0 overtime victory over Switzerland in the gold medal game on Sunday at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Starting with Wimbledon in 2012, Williams went on a stretch of winning eight of 13 singles majors, including a gold medal at the London Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The pair unveiled the runner’s first signature collection of shoes and apparel in 2021, right after that first gold medal in Tokyo.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Italy won that World Cup, and the next one, in 1938, along with the 1936 Olympic gold medal.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Starting with Wimbledon in 2012, Williams went on a stretch of winning eight of 13 singles majors, including a gold medal at the London Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The pair unveiled the runner’s first signature collection of shoes and apparel in 2021, right after that first gold medal in Tokyo.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Italy won that World Cup, and the next one, in 1938, along with the 1936 Olympic gold medal.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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