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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The Top Texas Wines website reports that last year, 105 Texan wineries received 635 top awards, classed as a gold medal or higher, at wine competitions around the world—a record for the state.
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
But afterward, Wilson just kept flying higher and higher, first securing a world U18 record for 400 meters, to then being selected for the U.S. team headed to Paris, to next winning an Olympic gold medal in the Olympics.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Angle won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and Lesnar was an NCAA champion who later became a UFC star.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Rodman, who also plays for the U.S. national team, won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
But afterward, Wilson just kept flying higher and higher, first securing a world U18 record for 400 meters, to then being selected for the U.S. team headed to Paris, to next winning an Olympic gold medal in the Olympics.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Angle won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and Lesnar was an NCAA champion who later became a UFC star.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Rodman, who also plays for the U.S. national team, won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Gold medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20medal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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