medal
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In recent years, they have become smart enough to earn a silver medal and then gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But when asked about Rafer Johnson, one of the world’s greatest decathlon competitors who won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, Benson said, “I guess I don’t know of him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"If I hadn't won that Olympic gold medal I think there would always be something missing," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
South Korea won two golds, one silver and one bronze at the 2023 Asian Games, when eSports made its debut as an official medal event.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Pacific team took the first medal of the duodecimalthon.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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Known for wearing a cowboy hat and displaying his military medals, Ravalomanana was viewed by protesters as a symbol of authoritarian power.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Many of the special things Canadians cherish, we can also count as our own, from maple trees in Vermont to gold medals in Olympic hockey, from Alexander Graham Bell to Catherine O’Hara.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They were second in the medals table behind China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He wears the scars as much as he holds the medals.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As a rule, fencing is only allocated ten medals during the Olympic Games, even though there are technically twelve events.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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The dog that almost medaled at the Olympics.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Obviously it wasn’t my best performances, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled, and that’s what’s so exciting, because you just never know with gymnastics,” she said.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
In the James Beard media awards that were announced over the weekend, Seattle author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt medaled in the “Single Subject” cookbook category for his tome, The Wok: Recipes and Techniques.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
Word must’ve spread that unless one of the other medaled teams miraculously swept the final three competitions, the championship was down to two true contenders.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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I doubt I had ever seen so many uniformed, braided and medalled men under one roof.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2018
"For Deibold to medal is a testament to how strong our team is, because any of us could have medalled."
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2014
But few athletes were described as having medalled, and none of having podiumed.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2012
"I can happily say that I have been in four Olympic Games finals, which is incredible, and I'm glad that I've medalled in four as well," she said.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012
Then there was a rather fierce-looking Red Ribbon, medalled as well as be-starred, and the Red Ribbon's wife, with a blushing daughter, in spite of her parentage not yet accustomed to stand fire.
From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse
With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Olympic and Paralympic Committee does pay Team USA athletes for medaling but not for competing in the Olympics, although they can apply for grants to support their training and travel.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
The medaling teams averaged at least a 5.6.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
Washington also placed fourth in the second varsity eight while medaling in the third varsity eight with a bronze at Mercer Lake.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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The United States finished with 69 points with Japan scoring 68 and Italy medalling for the first time in the team event with 60.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
So in terms of "medalling" the countries, it has to be bronze to the Netherlands, silver to Jamaica and shiny gold to the Czech Republic.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2012
Twitter users have spent days exploiting the Scooby Doo-inspired "we could have got gold if it wasn't for you medalling kids" gag.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2012
"It is rather a dangerous pastime, Mr. Lenoir, this medalling fancy of yours," he said.
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng
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