bronze medallist

Podium's lowest honoree

A bronze medallist is someone who finishes third in a competition and receives a bronze medal.

The term appears most often in Olympic and other major athletic contexts: The bronze medallist looked disappointed on the podium.

Also spelled bronze medalist.

achievement

third place

Rank after second

personal best · national record · breakthrough · debut · comeback · upset · ranking · points · score · time

competition

podium

Raised platform for speakers

semifinals · heat · qualifying · world championships · nationals · trials · event · category · division · relay

celebration

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

  • podiumRaised platform for speakers
  • anthemOfficial song of praise
  • flowersPlant reproductive structures

tears · embrace · coach · family · pride · relief · joy · gratitude · wave · photograph

athlete

competitor

One striving against others

sprinter · gymnast · swimmer · wrestler · judoka · fencer · archer · rower · diver · hurdler

Opposites
competitive achievement level

bronze medallistgold medallist

Winner of top prize

champion · Olympic champion · world champion · winner · victor

competitive outcome

bronze medallistloser

Defeated competitor

failure · washout

Family

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