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 United States team went on to sweep to the gold medal, with Wilson as captaining the team and winning tournament MVP.
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
This storyline bothered Wilson, who in 2024 earned her third WNBA MVP award and her second Olympic gold medal in Paris, where she was named tournament MVP.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Embiid has battled his share of knee injuries this season but wasn't about to miss this one against James — his gold medal teammate in the 2024 Paris Games — and the Lakers.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s a gold medal to win; now’s no time to be conservative.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
This storyline bothered Wilson, who in 2024 earned her third WNBA MVP award and her second Olympic gold medal in Paris, where she was named tournament MVP.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Embiid has battled his share of knee injuries this season but wasn't about to miss this one against James — his gold medal teammate in the 2024 Paris Games — and the Lakers.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s a gold medal to win; now’s no time to be conservative.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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