silver medalist

[sil-ver med-uhl-ist]

noun

1. an athlete, team member, or contestant that wins a silver medal in a competition.

Example Sentences

“I wouldn’t be surprised if other sports follow and start expanding their ideas of where they could play,” said Olympic silver medalist Brandie Wilkerson.

From Los Angeles Times

Sha’Carri Richardson, the silver medalist in Paris, finished last in the nine-runner field.

From Los Angeles Times

Ethiopian Tsige Duguma, the silver medalist at last year’s Olympics, won the 800 in 1:57.10.

From Los Angeles Times

Baseball great Jackie Robinson was her uncle, and her father, Mack Robinson — a Pasadena City College student-athlete — was a track and field silver medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

From Los Angeles Times

“I grew up believing that women ran the marathon and that it wasn’t a big deal,” said Kara Goucher, a two-time Olympian and a world championship silver medalist who was 6 when Samuelson won in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times