podium finish
Bronze or better
A podium finish is a top-three placement in a competition, from the practice of having first, second, and third place stand on an elevated platform during award ceremonies.
The term comes from motorsports but applies to any ranked competition: She secured a podium finish in her Olympic debut.
To podium is to achieve such a result.
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- medalMetal honor token
- bronze medalAward for third
- trophyAward for winning
- raceCompetition of speed
victory · rostrum · finalist · runner-up · competition · accolade · world champion · distinction · spraying · triumph · victory lap · success · silver medal · cycling · skiing · Formula One · champagne spray · top three
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- Auto Racingrace cars, racetrack, race driver, pit stop, racing teams
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
competitive ranking outcome
podium finishlast place
Lowest rank achieved
dead last · also-ran · fourth place · DNF · DNS