How to Use gold medal in a Sentence

gold medal

noun
  • The team, coached by Knight, went on to win the gold medal.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Reeve also led the 2024 U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Lee held her all-around gold medal up with a tight-lipped smile.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • He was named the national coach of the year four times and led the U.S. men’s team to an Olympic gold medal in 1984.
    Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The United States defeated France in the gold medal game at the 2021 games in Tokyo.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The pair are now both gold medal winners this summer in Paris.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The gold medal swimmer, driving alone in his truck, wasn’t so lucky.
    Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Canada beat the Americans to reach the final, then won the gold medal.
    Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • The men’s Olympic gold medal match takes place Sunday, August 4 at 3 a.m.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Glenn won the first women's singles final gold medal for the U.S. since 2010.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The prize consists of a gold medal, a bronze replica, a certificate, and a cash prize.
    IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2020
  • In addition to the women's gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the men qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 36 years.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Puma won its first gold medal at the 1952 Olympics thanks to sprinter Josy Barthel of Luxembourg.
    Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • On the sixth day, the winners of each pool would play for the gold medal, preceded by the runners-up playing for the bronze medal.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Biles also took home the gold medal in the women's all-around final, gold on vault and a silver on floor.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • That year Johnson unanimously won the gold medal and a cash prize of $400.
    Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • No jumper has won the gold medal using any other technique since 1976.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Mixed games start August 29, with the gold medal games September 2.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Jonah said the game before -- against a mixed team from Dallas -- to get to the gold medal game was very memorable.
    Martin S. Lerman, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Aidam has experienced the joy of winning a state gold medal.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But, in the meantime, French bakers have already won their version of a gold medal: a new world record for the longest baguette.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • The Olympian Steve Mesler has a gold medal in bobsled racing, and will be looking to add a marathon finisher’s medal to that.
    Jennie Coughlin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Now, in this year that commemorates Chisholm’s 100th birthday, support for the gold medal came from both sides of the aisle.
    Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Benjamin will aim for a spot at next year’s Paris Olympics still searching for his elusive gold medal.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Djokovic’s crowning achievement was winning a gold medal for Serbia at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Ryan plays Claressa Shields, who won the gold medal for women’s boxing at the 2012 Olympics in London.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Even amid the uproar over the 100-meter freestyle results, Mr. Larson managed to reach the gold medal podium in Rome.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Last weekend, Steph Curry helped the U.S. men’s basketball team take home a gold medal.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport means the Russians are set to be stripped of the gold medal in figure skating’s team event.
    Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The United States wins the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a decisive upset of Sweden.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023

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