bronze medal
noun
: a medal made of bronze that is awarded as the prize for third place in a sports competition
The team won the bronze medal in basketball.
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Kerley won a bronze medal in Paris in the summer in the 100 meters, while teammate Noah Lyles earned his first Olympic gold, and a silver in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If the 12-match ban is upheld, Berthoumieu will miss France’s upcoming semifinal against England on Saturday and either the bronze medal game or the final on September 27 as well as a further 10 matches in her domestic championship.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Five Stanford players on the U.S. junior national team called Flacks as a group from the 2023 World Junior Championships in Romania, where Team USA claimed the bronze medal.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Hard Rock Stadium will host seven games — four in the group stage (June 15, 21, 24, 27), one Round of 32 game (July 3), a quarterfinal (July 11), and the bronze medal third-place game (July 28).
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If the 12-match ban is upheld, Berthoumieu will miss France’s upcoming semifinal against England on Saturday and either the bronze medal game or the final on September 27 as well as a further 10 matches in her domestic championship.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Five Stanford players on the U.S. junior national team called Flacks as a group from the 2023 World Junior Championships in Romania, where Team USA claimed the bronze medal.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Hard Rock Stadium will host seven games — four in the group stage (June 15, 21, 24, 27), one Round of 32 game (July 3), a quarterfinal (July 11), and the bronze medal third-place game (July 28).
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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