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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May 24 Team USA beats Switzerland, 1-0, for World Championship gold medal.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Caldwell, center, Schoenefeld and Christopher Lillis celebrate winning the gold medal in the mixed freestyle skiing aerials team final at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
Curry had 36 points against Serbia and hit a game-clinching 3 in the gold medal match.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Along with 19 victories in his last 80 events on the PGA Tour — that doesn't include his Olympic gold medal last year in Paris — Scheffler has finished among the top three in just over 46% of his PGA Tour starts.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Caldwell, center, Schoenefeld and Christopher Lillis celebrate winning the gold medal in the mixed freestyle skiing aerials team final at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
Curry had 36 points against Serbia and hit a game-clinching 3 in the gold medal match.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Along with 19 victories in his last 80 events on the PGA Tour — that doesn't include his Olympic gold medal last year in Paris — Scheffler has finished among the top three in just over 46% of his PGA Tour starts.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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