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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McCann studies chemical engineering at Loughborough University, one of the most renowned centres for sports in the United Kingdom that has produced Olympic gold medal-winning swimmers such as Adam Ramsay-Peaty and Liam Tancock. Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Lotus Sport even helped win an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain, designing the radical carbon-fiber bicycle that Chris Boardman pedaled to victory in 1992. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 Men’s Pro Doubles Recap The gold medal match in Men’s doubles was a rematch of the PPA Wellington event a month ago, with Harrison Brown & Lucas Pascoe once again topping Mitchell Hargreaves & Zachary Grabovic for the title. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Carney falls in with criminal mastermind Uncle Rich and signs on to his outrageous plan to break into the Waldorf Astoria; the goal is to liberate Jesse Owens’ Olympic gold medal from those who forced him to cash it in. Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 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 1 Aug. 2026.

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