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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• bronze medalist noun

Example Sentences

He also rowed for Great Britain and won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Chiles is also in the thick of a legal battle to reclaim the bronze medal she won, then was stripped of, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"I have had a silver and bronze medal, I am desperate for a gold and I think we are capable of achieving that," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

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 • Feb. 20, 2026

At the end of the season, we captured the bronze medal at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad