bronze medals
Not gold, not silver
Bronze medals are awards for third place in athletic competitions, ranking below gold (first) and silver (second).
The medal hierarchy originated with the modern Olympic Games.
A bronze medal represents achievement—making the podium—though it can also mark near-miss disappointment: She was thrilled with her bronze medal or He'd hoped for gold but settled for bronze.
- Olympic GamesInternational multi-sport competition
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- third placeRank after second
- awardHonor given for merit
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
personal best · world record · photo finish · copper · podium · standing ovation · national anthem · alloy · metal · athletes · team spirit · consolation · tin · competition · patina · honor · sports history · sports
- trophy casestrophies, medals, ribbons, plaques, cups
- bronzespatination, lost wax
- sports metricstime trial, lap time, split time, finish time, personal best
- medals eventsOlympic medals, gold medals, silver medals
- honorsaward, trophy, certificate, prize, ribbon
- numismaticscoin collecting, coin, coinage, coin collections, rare coins
bronze medalsgold medals
Prizes for first place
first place · gold · winning · grand prizes · championship
bronze medalsfourth place
First loser position
last place · also-rans · disqualification · empty-handed · elimination
medal, bronze, bronzed, bronze age, bronzer, bronzing, bronzy, bronze casting, bronze medal