Bronze medal
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A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth
A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics
The bronze commemorative Medal of John VIII Palaeologus by Pisanello (1438), made in various metals, but usually in bronze
Third place playoff
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Many sports playoffs and knockout tournaments include a third place playoff, third place match, bronze final, bronze medal game, or consolation game to decide which competitor or team will be credited
Bronze medal
…at all (instead of no medal for fourth place). This is more pronounced in knockout competitions, where the bronze medals are achieved by winning a third place playoff, whereas silver medals are awarded after a defeat in the final. This psychological phenomenon was parodied in the Jerry Seinfeld special I'm Telling…
1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament third place plaque awarded to players of the Washington Huskies