silver medalist
Americannoun
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He had previously been the world-record holder in the half-marathon and a silver medalist in the 10,000 meters at last year’s world championships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Chloe Kim, a silver medalist in Milan-Cortina, feels that athletes should be "allowed to voice our opinions on what's going on. And I think that we need to lead with love and compassion."
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Shaidorov, the world silver medalist, had been in fifth after Tuesday's short programme but delivered a technically exceptional free skate to grab gold as Malinan finished off the podium in eighth.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Norwegian skier Emil Iversen, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist also competing here, started using Nomio about six months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
During that ceremony, silver medalist Larisa Iordache of Romania stood on one side of me, and Kyla Ross, who’d won bronze, was on the other.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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