gold medal

noun

1. a medal, traditionally of gold or gold color, awarded to a person or team finishing first in a competition, meet, or tournament; championship medal.

gold medal

noun

1. a medal of gold, awarded to the winner of a competition or race Compare silver medal bronze medal

Other Word Forms

• gold medalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gold medal¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

But with a Stanley Cup, an MVP award, a goal-scoring title and two Olympic gold medals in his trophy case, he has a resume few players can match.

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The Welshman, who also won two Olympic gold medals for Team GB, in 2008 and 2012, retired in September after the Tour of Britain.

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Despite its population of 1.4 billion people, India has won only 10 Olympic gold medals in its history.

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“I would walk around with that coffee cup as if it was a gold medal. I made it out of the house. Every one of these kids has shoes on. Nobody’s dead.”

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“I would walk around with that coffee cup as if it was a gold medal. I made it out of the house. Every one of these kids has shoes on. Nobody’s dead.”

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