bronze medal

American  

noun

1. a medal, traditionally of bronze or bronze in color, awarded to a person or team finishing third in a competition, meet, or tournament.

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bronze medal British  

noun

1. a medal of bronze, awarded to a competitor who comes third in a contest or race Compare gold medal silver medal

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Other Word Forms

• bronze medalist
  noun

Example Sentences

When gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, Flav gifted her a bronze, oversized clock necklace as a replacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A promising heat one left them in bronze medal position, but Hall was emotional after they bled time in the second and left themselves with too much to do on Sunday's final day of competition.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

He also has a silver and bronze medal from the Beijing Games.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Finland eased the heartbreak of their last-gasp semi-final loss by winning the Olympic men's ice hockey bronze medal match 6-1 against Slovakia on Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

I didn’t dwell too much on my bronze medal result in Athens because there were still a few qualifiers left and I had to get to work if I wanted to be prepared.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad