gold medalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɡəʊld ˈmed.əl//ˌɡoʊld ˈmed.əl/a disk-shaped prize made of or covered with gold that is given to a person or team that wins a competition
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Prizes, rewards and medals
- Academy Award
- award
- blue ribbon
- booby prize
- bronze
- bronze medal
- colour
- Grammy
- honor
- honorable
- honour
- honourable mention
- honours system
- Purple Heart
- quid pro quo
- reward
- ribbon
- rollover
- stake
- VC
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Examples from literature
- He has more Olympic gold medals than anyone in the world – 18 in all!
- Hundreds of athletes win gold medals at sports competitions.
- In 2012 he won a gold medal at the London Paralympics.
- In fact, Olympic gold medals are no longer made of pure gold.
- She won a gold medal.
- Their gold medals show they are the strongest, the fastest, and the best athletes in the world.