podium finisher
Bronze or better
A podium finisher is someone who places first, second, or third in a competition—the positions that stand on the tiered victory platform at award ceremonies.
The term appears most often in racing and Olympic sports: Three podium finishers from last season return to compete.
To podium finish is to achieve such a placement.
- winnerOne who prevails
- world championTop-ranked competitor internationally
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- championTop competitor, or advocate
bronze · silver · gold · trophy · rostrum · victory · victory lap · national anthem · athlete · standings · race · competition · third · second · first · laureate · placing · ceremony
- medalistsgold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist, Olympic champion
- motorsport rolesdriver, racing driver, pit crew, mechanic, crew chief
- Third placebronze medal, bronze medalist, bronze trophy
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
- racersracer, race car driver, runner, driver, cyclist
podium finisheralso-ran
Unsuccessful competitor
fourth place · DNF · tail-ender · cellar dweller · participant
podium finisherDNF
Failed to complete
dropout · scratched · disqualified · DNS · did not start
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