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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Itoh, 29, helped Japan win a a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics, pitching five scoreless innings over three games, and also pitched for the Samurai at this year's World Baseball Classic. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026 Hellebuyck and Hughes were the stars who helped the United States bring home its first gold medal in Olympic hockey since the Miracle on Ice in 1980. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 As of now, the gold medal goes to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, for a book named Friendship’s Offering, published in 1830. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Sophomore Matti Di Maggio of Dos Pueblos came home with a gold medal playing for the U15 national baseball team. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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