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 country’s women’s national soccer team routinely competes in in FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments and at the Olympics won historic bronze medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 games and a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 The gold medal game will then take place on Wednesday, July 19. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025 The actual gold medal was presented last year in Washington to all the women who collectively became known as Rosies, a moniker from a 1942 hit song and a 1944 movie about a character on the assembly line nicknamed Rosie the Riveter. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025 But for his 100m gold medal at the Olympics, Lyles wore a pair from Y-3. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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