gold medal

noun

: a medal made of gold that is awarded as the prize for first place in a sports competition

He won three gold medals in the Olympics.

Examples of gold medal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Remember, the Americans lost their first game at the Tokyo Games in 2020, spent several days staving off elimination and barely claimed the gold medal with a nervy 87-82 victory over France. —

Troy Renck, Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2024 Junior guard Brandon McCoy from St. John Bosco helped the USA U17 national team win the gold medal at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup in Istanbul. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024 Davis recalled some of his favorite Olympic memories — Simone Biles, Michael Phelps and Neymar winning the gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympics with Brazil. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024 In 1992, Anthony Nesty became the first Black male swimmer to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for gold medal

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