medallist
Britishnoun
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a designer, maker, or collector of medals
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sport a winner or recipient of a medal or medals
Example Sentences
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"I'm here to represent the disability community on a snowboard, and I want to give the best show that I can," said American three-time Paralympic gold medallist Brenna Huckaby.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Scott Meenagh goes for GB in the seated division but China's defending champion Peng Zheng and world championship silver medallist Pavlo Bal of Ukraine could be among the frontrunners.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The oldest individual medallist was Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States, who broke the Games record by winning monobob gold, aged 41.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Ilia Malinin highlighted mental health struggles during an emotional performance at the Olympic figure skating gala on Saturday as men's gold medallist Mikhail Shaidorov got the crowd going to 'Kung Fu Panda'.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The Shakespeare Gallery finally fell by lottery to Mr. Tassie, the well-known medallist, who thrived to a good old age upon the profits of poor Boydell's too generous expenditure.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
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