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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.
She won a silver medal in the women's sabre individual category in the 2019 Tournoi Satellite Fencing Competition in Ghent, Belgium, after losing to Bashta Anna from Azerbaijan. [14] [15] She made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Canberra in the sabre event. She beat ...
These awards seek to recognize work of any distinction, and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields of activities/disciplines, such as art, literature and education, sports, medicine, social work, science and engineering, public affairs, civil service, trade and industry, etc.
Second: The medal shall be circular in shape, made of bronze, one and three-eighth inches [35 mm] in diameter, and shall have embossed on the obverse, four replicas of Indra's Vajra with the state emblem embossed in the centre. On the reverse, it shall have embossed Param Vir Chakra, both in Hindi and English, with two lotus flowers between the ...
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.
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 ]
The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals. [27] [28] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code. [29] In boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.
In the bronze medal match held on 30 July, the Indian duo defeated Oh Ye-jin and Lee Won-ho of South Korea to win the bronze. Bhaker became the first Indian multiple medalist from a single Olympics after Indian independence. [160] In the mixed skeet team event, Indian duo of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka finished fourth in the ...