medal winner
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Definition
Noun: 1. A champion in a competition decided by total score: Specifically in golf, a "medal winner" is the player who wins a tournament by achieving the lowest total number of strokes over the designated rounds, as opposed to winning by match play. This term originates from the practice of awarding a gold medal to this champion. 2. A general term for an award recipient: More broadly, it can refer to any person who has won a medal in a competition, such as in the Olympic Games.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Golf context):
- The young amateur surprised everyone by becoming the medal winner of the prestigious championship.
- To be the medal winner, you must have the lowest aggregate score after 72 holes.
- Noun (General context):
- The parade featured Olympic medal winners from our country.
- She is a decorated medal winner in international swimming competitions.
Advanced Usage
- "medal-winning" (adjective): Used to describe a performance, athlete, or achievement that resulted in winning a medal.
- She delivered a medal-winning performance in the final race.
Variants and Related Words
- Medalist (noun): A direct synonym, especially common in American English. (e.g., )
- Gold medalist / Silver medalist / Bronze medalist (noun): Specifies the type of medal won.
- Champion (noun): A more general term for the winner of any contest.
- Tournament winner (noun): A general term not specific to the scoring format.
Synonyms
- Champion
- Victor
- First-place finisher
- Gold medalist (when referring specifically to first place)
Related Phrases
- Medal play: The scoring format in golf where the winner is determined by the lowest total strokes, synonymous with "stroke play." This is the format that produces a .
- The tournament will be conducted under medal play rules.
Noun
- (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament