silver medal

American  

noun

silver medals plural

1. a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.

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silver medal British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• silver medalist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• silver medals
  plural

Example Sentences

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silver medal

In 2025, she won a silver medal on the floor at the World Championships in Jakarta.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The England team went on to secure a silver medal behind Canada in the competition.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

His parting gift was a silver medal, a handshake from President Trump and a hug from the King of Spain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

You see it in surprises like Ben Ogden’s silver medal romp in cross-country, the best U.S. men’s performance in 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Keeth had led the US men’s saber team to a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and was arguably the best US male saber fencer of all time.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad