medalist

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Sprinter Brittany Brown, a bronze medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, now has a mural at the Claremont elementary school where she ran to escape childhood hardships.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The Olympic boxing gold medalist turned professional world champion said the reforms "align directly" with Zuffa Boxing, a recently launched Saudi-owned boxing promoter that is a joint venture with UFC's parent company TKO Group Holdings.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Sharapova, an Olympic medalist and five-time Grand Slam winner, retired from the professional tennis circuit in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Meanwhile Team GB's four-time Olympic medalist Elinor Barker almost quit cycling because she was in too much pain to even sit on a bike.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

During that ceremony, silver medalist Larisa Iordache of Romania stood on one side of me, and Kyla Ross, who’d won bronze, was on the other.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles