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

At 23 he was chosen to carry the Australian flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, where he won a bronze medal.

From Los Angeles Times

"I literally cried the entire time. It is heart-breaking to see what our fellow countrymen are going through," said Beckford, who has won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals and a silver for Jamaica.

From BBC

Kacey also took part in the 2025 British Transplant Games in Oxford in the summer, winning a gold medal in archery and a bronze medal in sprint.

From BBC

Whitlock, who will be 35 by the start of the LA Games, took pommel horse gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and has three bronze medals - as well as a triumph on the floor.

From BBC

In August, she won another bronze medal at the para-cycling World Championships in Belgium, this time for the C3 road race event.

From BBC