bronze medal

noun

: a medal made of bronze that is awarded as the prize for third place in a sports competition
The team won the bronze medal in basketball.

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Despite plenty of distractions, between her skyrocketing social following and celebrity fans like Jason Kelce coming out to support (in a shirt covered in pictures of her face), Maher led her team to a historic bronze medal finish in rugby. Natasha Dye, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 After the Romanian gymnasts filed their appeal to the CAS, the International Olympic Committee ordered Chiles to return her bronze medal on Aug. 11. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024 Cortes also competed in the 1952 and 1956 Games and would also win a bronze medal in team show jumping in 1952. Tim Genske, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Wade was also part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and earned a bronze medal at the Athens Games in 2004. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bronze medal 

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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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