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

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

Maier was following a contentious bronze medal finish four years ago in Beijing.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

There was also the Norwegian biathlete who celebrated his bronze medal by revealing on national television that he’d cheated on his now-ex-girlfriend and begging her for a second chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I even got a lovely big bronze medal from the Egyptian Photographic Society in Cairo, and I still have the photograph that won it.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl