medallist

/ ˈmɛdəlɪst /

noun

1. a designer, maker, or collector of medals

2. sport a winner or recipient of a medal or medals

Example Sentences

The event also attracted some of the sport's biggest names, as Kenya's three-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Faith Kipyegon won the mile, crossing the finish line in four hours 17.78 minutes.

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"It's very glamorized, and it feels very professional and fun," said Grace Stark, a world 100m bronze medallist in Tokyo last month.

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She has also been a world indoor champion in the flat 400m and is a renowned relay athlete, a gold medallist anchor leg runner with the Netherlands' 4x400m team at Paris 2024.

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Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir has said she has put a "difficult chapter firmly behind" her after her former coach Andrew Young was banned for three years for "serious misconduct".

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The problem, however, is that silver medallist Hall has amassed 156 points more than she had at this point two years ago.

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