銀(ぎん)メダル

ぎんめだる
noun
silver medal
sports
1. silver medal
The medal awarded for second place in a competition, especially in the Olympics and other sporting events.
彼女(かのじょ)は銀(ぎん)メダルを獲得(かくとく)した。
She won a silver medal.
オリンピックで銀(ぎん)メダルに終(お)わって悔(くや)しかった。
It was frustrating to end up with only a silver medal at the Olympics.
日本(にほん)選手団(せんしゅだん)は金(きん)メダル三(さん)個(こ)と銀(ぎん)メダル五(ご)個(こ)を獲得(かくとく)した。
The Japanese team won three gold medals and five silver medals.

Standard term for the second-place medal in competitive events, particularly the Olympics. Written with katakana メダル as it is a loanword from English.

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Related: 金(きん)メダル (gold medal)
Related: 銅(どう)メダル (bronze medal)
Related: 二位(にい) (second place)
Related: オリンピック (Olympics)
Related: 銅(どう) (copper)
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