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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. 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 Games, etc.
The martial arts and combat sports events instead award two bronze medals. Since the 1952 Summer Olympics, boxing has automatically awarded bronze medals to both losing semi-finalists, on the grounds that there was not enough time to recover between the semi-final bouts and a third place bout. [3] Judo, taekwondo, and wrestling also award two ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has retroactively assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to the three best-placed athletes in each event of the 1896 and 1900 Games. [ 16 ] [ 15 ] If there is a tie for any of the top three places all competitors are entitled to receive the appropriate medal according to IOC rules. [ 17 ]
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Telugu on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Telugu in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Silver and Bronze medals were awarded by the Viceroy. The medal consisted of an oval-shaped badge or decoration in gold, silver or bronze with the Royal Cipher and Monarchy on one side, and the words "Kaisar-i-Hind for Public Service in India" on the other. It was to be worn suspended from the left breast by a dark blue ribbon.
The medal can be awarded for saving life at sea in gold, silver and, since 1917, in bronze. [ 4 ] While awards are now only made to lifeboat crew who risk their lives in rescue attempts, [ 5 ] a number of nineteenth century medals were bestowed on others who saved life from the sea.
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Karnam Malleswari, the first female Indian to win an Olympic medal, hails from Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. She won the bronze medal on 19 September 2000, in the 69 kg category with a lift of 240 kg. [13] Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao, the first male Indian to win 13 Year national weightlifting champion.