銅(どう)メダル

どうめだる
noun
bronze medal
1. bronze medal
The medal awarded for third place in a competition, especially in the Olympics and other sporting events.
銅(どう)メダルを取(と)れてうれしい。
I'm happy to have won a bronze medal.
三位(さんい)決定(けってい)戦(せん)に勝(か)って銅(どう)メダルを獲得(かくとく)した。
They won the bronze medal match and took third place.
前回(ぜんかい)の大会(たいかい)では銅(どう)メダルだったが、今回(こんかい)は金(きん)メダルを目指(めざ)している。
At the last tournament it was a bronze medal, but this time the aim is gold.

Standard term for the third-place medal in competitive events. Unlike gold and silver, a bronze medal is often celebrated rather than seen as a disappointment, since it represents making the podium.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 銅(どう)メダルを獲得(かくとく)する: to win a bronze medal
  • 銅(どう)メダリスト: bronze medalist
  • 銅(どう)メダルに輝(かがや)く: to shine with a bronze medal

RELATED TERMS:

  • 金(きん)メダル: gold medal
  • 銀(ぎん)メダル: silver medal
  • 入賞(にゅうしょう): placing in the top ranks (usually top 8)
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