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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Three-time Olympic medallist Katie Archibald has retired from cycling - despite being previously chosen for Scotland's 2026 Commonwealth Games team - having "fallen in love" with her new career as a nurse.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Some of the greats of women's sport in the country had turned out to see it, including former football captain Jen Beattie and Olympic curling gold medallist Jen Dodds.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Kerr remained patient as he gradually moved through the field, with Ethiopia's Addisu Yihune setting the pace at the front with medal contenders Hocker and Olympic bronze medallist Yared Nuguse following closely behind.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Canada's defending champion Tyler Turner tops the men's LL1 World Cup rankings and will be a leading challenger along with American pair Noah Elliott and Mike Schultz - the silver medallist from Beijing.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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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