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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Musetti also won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Men’s Singles.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The Beijing Games closed four days before the attack on Ukraine started, and Russian athlete Tatyana Ivanova won a bronze medal in women’s singles luge.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
Ilona Maher helped the United States Olympic women’s rugby sevens team to a bronze medal finish during the 2024 Paris Games and raised her profile with hilarious and heartfelt social media posts.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The Stars and Stripes was straddled by the Swiss flag and the flag of Sweden, who won the bronze medal with a 6-2 victory against Denmark earlier on Sunday.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The Beijing Games closed four days before the attack on Ukraine started, and Russian athlete Tatyana Ivanova won a bronze medal in women’s singles luge.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
Ilona Maher helped the United States Olympic women’s rugby sevens team to a bronze medal finish during the 2024 Paris Games and raised her profile with hilarious and heartfelt social media posts.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
The Stars and Stripes was straddled by the Swiss flag and the flag of Sweden, who won the bronze medal with a 6-2 victory against Denmark earlier on Sunday.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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“Bronze medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze%20medal. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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