bronze medal

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

noun

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

Other Words From

• bronze medalist noun

Example Sentences

Molly Seidel earned a bronze medal in her third-ever marathon!

From FiveThirtyEight

When Alessandra Perilli earned a bronze medal in women’s trap shooting, it was the first-ever medal for San Marino, the tiny nation in Southern Europe.

From Time

Myles Amine won another bronze medal for the country in wrestling.

From Time

For Noguchi, the bronze medal marks the end of her career, as she announced her retirement from competition climbing with these Games.

From Outside Online

Both teams lost their semifinal matches, but they both played for bronze medals.

From FiveThirtyEight

Just a few months ago, she was in top condition at Sochi, winning a bronze medal in the first ever Paralympic snowboarding event.

From The Daily Beast

Fifth, a bronze medal, with inscription on the reverse side.

From Project Gutenberg

Third, a bronze medal, with inscription on the reverse side.

From Project Gutenberg

Among these, a friend of mine found a bronze medal of Isabella Orsini, a copy of which I send you.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the bronze medal, my lady,” said Joshua, with a blush; “the second prize for crayons in our section.

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Honorable mention, 1887; bronze medal at Exposition at Lyons.

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