Olympic medalist

Games prize winner

An Olympic medalist is an athlete who has won a medal—gold, silver, or bronze—at the Olympic Games.

The designation often follows someone throughout their career and beyond: Olympic medalist Simone Biles.

In American English, spelled with one l; British English uses medallist.

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