📒 a flat piece of metal, usually like a coin in shape, that is given to the winner of a competition or to somebody who has been brave, for example in war
to win a gold medal in the Olympics
to award a medal for bravery
He won a gold medal in the 100 metres.
📒 used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant
She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day!