gold medal

American

noun

a medal, traditionally of gold or gold color, awarded to a person or team finishing first in a competition, meet, or tournament; championship medal.

gold medal British

noun

a medal of gold, awarded to the winner of a competition or race Compare silver medal bronze medal

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Other Word Forms

gold medalist noun

Etymology

Origin of gold medal

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Olympic volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

On Feb. 19, the U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime for the gold medal in women’s hockey.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, in one of the more extraordinary fixtures in recent sporting memory, the United States upset mighty Canada in Italy on Sunday to capture the Olympic gold medal in men’s ice hockey.

From Los Angeles Times

"We love the women's team and the women's team loved us, and we're so proud that we had a clean sweep of gold medals."

From BBC

In her memoirs, Leah wrote of receiving gold medals, watches, and diamonds from Ohio’s spiritualists.

From Literature

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