Definition of "gold medal" []

• A medal made of, or having the colour of, gold, used as a prize for winning (noun)
• Finishing in first position, winning (noun)

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• "Tamkeen Farah of the college was awarded gold medal by N. T.R University of Health Sciences,"
• "The ecclesiastical buildings of Rome sorely disappointed him; but he had his compensation in the gift from Pius IX of a splendid gold medal as a token of approval, which gratified Pugin more than any event in his life."
• "Prognosticators picked the fleet-footed runner as a serious threat to win the gold medal for England—or at least to nab a second-place silver."