gold medal
noun
: a medal made of gold that is awarded as the prize for first place in a sports competition
He won three gold medals in the Olympics.
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Ross retired in 2024, fulfilled after winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games and earning silver and bronze medals in the previous two Olympics.
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Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Kendall won a gold medal and two silvers in the Olympics with the U.S. women’s hockey team.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Kyle Snyder, a wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and silver at the Tokyo games in 2021, was arrested last week in Ohio as part of a prostitution sting.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Vega, the owner of The Auto Firm in Kendall, has designed sports-car renovations for many celebrities, including Grammy-winning singer Marc Anthony, rapper Rick Ross and Jamaican Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, to name a few.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Kendall won a gold medal and two silvers in the Olympics with the U.S. women’s hockey team.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Kyle Snyder, a wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and silver at the Tokyo games in 2021, was arrested last week in Ohio as part of a prostitution sting.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Vega, the owner of The Auto Firm in Kendall, has designed sports-car renovations for many celebrities, including Grammy-winning singer Marc Anthony, rapper Rick Ross and Jamaican Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, to name a few.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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