0 a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event:
1 to win a medal in a sports competition:
She medalled in both the heptathlon and the long jump.
2 a small metal disk given to someone to recognize a brave action or special service, or the winning of a competition esp. in sports:
Despite fierce competition she made a gallant effort to win the first medal of the championships.
The gold medal slipped from his grasp in the last moments of the race.
The minting of ' a million millions ' of miraculous medals in a few years would surely be itself a miracle.
Their anti-slavery sentiments were articulated through the books and pamphlets, prints and medals, tea sets and cameos which were so effectively produced and marketed by abolitionists.
If a member can produce 12 silver medals, he will be entertained at the expense of the society, and a wreath will be placed around his neck.
