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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The major downside to tripling at a championships is having to put the Champagne on ice after landing your first gold medal.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Also in attendance were Olympic gold medal gymnast Suni Lee and WWE wrestler Randy Orton, both guest stars on Speed Goes Pro.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
The four stars made up a third of the United States' gold medal women's basketball team at the 2024 Olympics.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Just a handful of women have ever won a world championship gold medal as well an Olympic gold medal, and Jefferson-Wooden has the opportunity to do so on home soil.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Also in attendance were Olympic gold medal gymnast Suni Lee and WWE wrestler Randy Orton, both guest stars on Speed Goes Pro.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
The four stars made up a third of the United States' gold medal women's basketball team at the 2024 Olympics.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Just a handful of women have ever won a world championship gold medal as well an Olympic gold medal, and Jefferson-Wooden has the opportunity to do so on home soil.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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