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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The 19-year-old Liu, who had retired from figure skating after claiming a bronze medal at the 2022 world championships, placed first in the short program at this year’s event in Boston with a score of 74.58 points.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Holmes upgraded her previous indoor bronze medal to silver, running 50.63.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The pair — who helped lift Team USA to a bronze medal in the figure skating team event in PyeongChang in 2018 — first became skating partners in 2012 and began dating just one month later.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Jordan Chiles continues to fight for her Olympic bronze medal while leading UCLA gymnastics.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Holmes upgraded her previous indoor bronze medal to silver, running 50.63.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The pair — who helped lift Team USA to a bronze medal in the figure skating team event in PyeongChang in 2018 — first became skating partners in 2012 and began dating just one month later.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Jordan Chiles continues to fight for her Olympic bronze medal while leading UCLA gymnastics.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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