gold medal
noun
: a medal made of gold that is awarded as the prize for first place in a sports competition
He won three gold medals in the Olympics.
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Props to Thomas and Bianca, who dominated the puzzle and gave Lagi their second gold medal in two tries.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Prairie View’s 0-28 mark breaks the record of 27 losses shared by four teams.
1994 — Sweden wins its first hockey gold medal, defeating Canada 3-2 in the first shootout for a championship at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The win improved Canada's record against USA in best-on-best formats to 14-4-1, with wins including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic gold medal games and the 2014 Olympic semifinal.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Skylar Diggins-Smith has won a gold medal as an Olympian and won fans the world over due to her tenacity as a floor general.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Prairie View’s 0-28 mark breaks the record of 27 losses shared by four teams.
1994 — Sweden wins its first hockey gold medal, defeating Canada 3-2 in the first shootout for a championship at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The win improved Canada's record against USA in best-on-best formats to 14-4-1, with wins including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic gold medal games and the 2014 Olympic semifinal.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Skylar Diggins-Smith has won a gold medal as an Olympian and won fans the world over due to her tenacity as a floor general.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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