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bronze medal

American  

noun

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


bronze medal British  

noun

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

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  • bronze medalist noun

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When gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, Flav gifted her a bronze, oversized clock necklace as a replacement.

From Los Angeles Times

A promising heat one left them in bronze medal position, but Hall was emotional after they bled time in the second and left themselves with too much to do on Sunday's final day of competition.

From BBC

He also has a silver and bronze medal from the Beijing Games.

From Barron's

Maier was following a contentious bronze medal finish four years ago in Beijing.

From BBC

She went to the 2022 Olympics and finished sixth, took a bronze medal at the world championships a month later—and declared herself done with the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal