fourth place
Just missed podium
Fourth place is the position just below the medal winners in competition—close enough to feel the loss, too far to take home hardware.
It's sometimes called the worst place to finish because you nearly made the podium: She finished fourth place by two hundredths of a second.
In casual rankings, fourth place simply means coming after three others.
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- runner-upCompetition's silver finisher
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- medalMetal honor token
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- fourth ___
- race resultswin, winner, podium finish, gold medal, silver medal
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- standingsrankings, leaderboard, league table, ladder, seeding
- foursquartet, quadruplets, tetrad, foursome, quadruple
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
fourth placefirst place
Winning position
gold medal · winner · champion · victory · gold
fourth placefirst place
Winning position
last place · dead last · winner · champion · cellar dweller
fourth placedecisive victory
Overwhelming win, clear outcome
landslide · uncontested · by a mile · not even close · blowout
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