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medal

[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /


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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

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

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

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

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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