gold medal

noun

a medal, traditionally of gold or gold color, awarded to a person or team finishing first in a competition, meet, or tournament; championship medal.

gold medal

a medal of gold, awarded to the winner of a competition or race Compare silver medal bronze medal

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First recorded in 1905–10

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The gold medal is the highest honor Congress bestows, and both houses must pass the authorizing legislation.

It is also not unusual for a president to skip a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony.

When Nancy Pelosi was speaker, the gold medal was authorized for golfer Arnold Palmer and conferred by Boehner.

While it was a lifetime achievement for Goebel, it was another dour disappointment for Kwan: another Olympics and no gold medal.

Quick images flash by: A young Cassius Clay showing off his gold medal (a man McConnell surely came to despise in the 1960s).

This was shown at the Paris Salon, 1889, and missed the gold medal by two votes.

Adamov left the school with a gold medal and rose rapidly to a high place in the Ministry of Justice.

Martin Falleix obtained a brevet for invention and a gold medal at the Exposition of 1824.

For this work he received a gold medal and an annuity for life.

For this bravery the city of Paris had awarded him a gold medal and people had praised him until his head was half turned.

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