bronze medal

American  

noun

• bronze medals
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• bronze medalist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• bronze medals
  plural

Example Sentences

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bronze medal

The first time, following her bronze medal at the 2022 world championships, Liu considered herself retired at age 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Thomas, who is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal, said it was "not the way" he wanted to win.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Realistically, there is a strong chance Saturday's third-placed play-off against France in Miami for the bronze medal will be the final act of his England World Cup career.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

There are few available details about what happened to the 39-year-old retired athlete who won a bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympics, or what her condition is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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