bronze medal

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.

bronze medal

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• bronze medalist noun

Example Sentences

Whitlock, who will be 35 by the start of the LA Games, took pommel horse gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and has three bronze medals - as well as a triumph on the floor.

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In August, she won another bronze medal at the para-cycling World Championships in Belgium, this time for the C3 road race event.

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A "Super Saturday" schedule on July 29 includes 26 finals sessions in 23 sports, including 15 gold and bronze medal team matches and finals in 15 individual sports.

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Japan's Mone Chiba, who took a bronze medal at this year's world championships, won the women's short program on Friday at Skate Canada.

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"It has been the greatest sporting spectacular of the decade without a doubt," added Pateman, who won a bronze medal at the World Sumo Championships in 1993.

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