medal
A prize you get in a competition, usually a small piece of metal like a gold, silver, or bronze disc.
An official prize in a competition, especially a sports event, represented by a small piece of metal such as a gold, silver, or bronze disc.
A small flat piece of metal that you get as an award for doing something very well or bravely.
A small flat piece of metal, often round and sometimes attached to a ribbon, given to someone as an official award for success or bravery.
A small flat metal piece with a special picture that people wear or keep for religious reasons or to remember an important person or event.
A small flat piece of metal, often with a picture of a saint, religious symbol, or important person or event, kept or worn as a sign of faith or to remember something, rather than as an award.
To win a medal in a sports event or other competition.
To win a medal in a competition, especially finishing in first, second, or third place.
- Base: medal
- Plural: medals
gold medal
1first-place award medal
A medal you get for coming first in a competition.
- She won the gold medal in the 200-meter final.
- Winning a gold medal at the Olympics was his childhood dream.
- Their relay team took the gold medal by a large margin.
medal ceremony
1event for giving medals
A formal event where medals are given to the winners.
- The medal ceremony will take place immediately after the final.
- Flags were raised and anthems played during the medal ceremony.
- Spectators stayed to watch the medal ceremony even after the race ended.
medal contender
1likely medal winner
A person or team that has a good chance to win a medal.
- She is seen as a strong medal contender in the high jump.
- Several medal contenders failed to reach the final.
- The young swimmer has suddenly become a medal contender.
medal count
1number of medals won
The number of medals that each country or team has won.
- The United States led the medal count at the end of the games.
- Television graphics showed the updated medal count every hour.
- Their medal count is lower than expected this year.
medal hopeful
1expected or hoped medal winner
A person people hope or expect will win a medal.
- The country's top medal hopeful withdrew due to injury.
- Several medal hopefuls are training together at a high-altitude camp.
- She was considered a medal hopeful, but she failed to qualify for the final.
Medal of Honor
1highest U.S. military medal
The highest military medal in the United States, given for great bravery.
- He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat.
- The ceremony honored several Medal of Honor recipients.
- Books have been written about the stories of Medal of Honor winners.
medal table
1table of medals by country
A list that shows how many medals each country has won in a sports event.
- They finished top of the medal table with ten golds.
- The medal table is updated at the end of each day of competition.
- Fans checked the medal table to see how their country was doing.
medal tally
1total medal count
The total number of medals that someone or a country has won.
- Their medal tally now stands at five golds and three silvers.
- The host nation has increased its medal tally every day.
- Her personal medal tally includes two Olympic bronzes.
medal winner
1person or team with a medal
A person or team that has won a medal.
- All the medal winners were invited to the reception.
- She is a three-time Olympic medal winner.
- The school honored its young medal winners at a special assembly.
silver medal
1second-place award medal
A medal you get for coming second in a competition.
- He took the silver medal after a close race.
- The team was happy with the silver medal, but they had hoped for gold.
- She has two silver medals from previous world championships.
win a medal
1receive a medal as prize
To get a medal because you did very well in a competition.
- She trained for years to win a medal at the Olympics.
- Our goal is to win a medal in every major tournament.
- He finally won a medal at the national championships.
bronze medal
2Medal for third place
A medal, usually made from bronze, that you get when you finish third in a competition.
- She was thrilled to bring home a bronze medal from the Olympics.
- She was delighted to win a bronze medal in her first Olympics.
- He missed the final but still won a bronze medal in the playoff.
- Their bronze medal was the country's only medal at the games.
- Their relay team took the bronze medal after a strong finish.
- He missed the bronze medal by just half a second.