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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Rang one off the post on a breakaway in the bronze medal game that would have tied it 2-2.
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
At the Paris 2024 Games, Kerley secured a bronze medal in the 100-meter final, sharing the podium with Noah Lyles.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Kerley won a bronze medal in Paris in the summer in the 100 meters, while teammate Noah Lyles earned his first Olympic gold.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Victor Montalvo, a second-generation breaker known as B-Boy Victor, won a bronze medal for the United States with a dynamic performance.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
At the Paris 2024 Games, Kerley secured a bronze medal in the 100-meter final, sharing the podium with Noah Lyles.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Kerley won a bronze medal in Paris in the summer in the 100 meters, while teammate Noah Lyles earned his first Olympic gold.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Victor Montalvo, a second-generation breaker known as B-Boy Victor, won a bronze medal for the United States with a dynamic performance.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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