medalist

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Sharapova, an Olympic medalist and five-time Grand Slam winner, retired from the professional tennis circuit in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Meanwhile Team GB's four-time Olympic medalist Elinor Barker almost quit cycling because she was in too much pain to even sit on a bike.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“You have two gold medalist teams just hanging out before we’re going back to our respective cities. And it was just great to hear their experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The three-time gold medalist for Team USA broke her left leg when she crashed during the women’s downhill competition earlier this month.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

That evening at Nationals, standing on the podium next to all-around gold medalist Lexie Priessman and silver medalist Madison Desch, I could hardly believe that my dream was coming true.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles