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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Glenn won the first women's singles final gold medal for the U.S. since 2010. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024 The first honoree of the night went to New Balance for company of the year, presented by multi-Olympic gold medal winner Gabby Thomas and accepted by chief executive officer Joe Preston. —

Thomas Waller, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 Lynn Williams scored the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute for the U.S., which won its fifth Olympic gold medal in France this summer and wrapped up the year on a 20-game unbeaten streak. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Djokovic, whose 24 Grand Slam titles are the most of anyone in history, won his first Olympic gold medal at this summer’s Paris Games. —

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