A Bronze medal, made of or like bronze, given as an award to the person coming in third in a competition, race, etc Bronze is a metallic brown color whichresembles the metal alloy bronze. The first recorded use of bronze as a color name in English was in 1753.
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 outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals in the Olympic Games began at the 1904 Olympic in ST. LOUIS Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded.