Every time I see the medal now, I see the village it took to earn it.
She was part of Australia's gold medal winning 4x400m team at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester last year.
When I placed that half marathon medal around my neck, I knew it had all been worth it.
"It had to be one color, really, today, " Wiggins said of the medal expectations.
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Best-selling author Tom Wolfe was presented a medal for distinguished contribution to American letters.
Their success followed the gold medal won by Seaforde swimmer Bethany Firth in the 100m backstroke.
Argentina defeated Germany 3-1 to win the bronze medal, a repeat of their 2004 finish.
Fewer than 100 men who have received the Medal of Honor are alive today.
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But an off-kilter entry knocked them off course, to finish without a medal in fourth place.
Damien Bolton, the helmsman from the Port Isaac crew, received a silver medal for gallantry.
Overall, China leads the gold medal count with 30 and the total medal count with 61.
In London, Uruguay lost 2-0 to Senegal, pushing another medal contender toward an early exit.
Thereafter the Sri Lankans had to wait 52 desperate years to see their second Olympic medal.
Riley, Jr. (Applause.) The 2009 National Medal of Arts to Mayor Joseph P.
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He also represented India at the London Games, although he did not win a medal.
The silver medal went to Mike Day with the bronze to his fellow-American Donny Robinson.
Sergi Escobar of Spain beat British rider Rob Hayles to win the bronze medal race.
The result gave German 34-year-old Jens Fiedler the third gold medal of his Olympic career.
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. 2011 National Medal of Science to Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
The medal was awarded to Newcastle's Arthur Henderson in 1934 for his work on international disarmament.
He was in the most prestigious marathon in the nation and he wanted his medal.
And, to put the cherry on the sundae, he actually wins a silver medal.
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Armitstead, from Otley, West Yorkshire, won Britain's first 2012 medal in the women's road race.
Edward Campbell. 2011 National Medal of Technology and innovation to Raytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Barry was awarded the bout via disqualification and Evander had to settle for a bronze medal.
The U.S.'s Michael Tinsley picked up a silver medal, finishing 0.28 seconds behind Sanchez's 47.63-second performance.
The duke presented a medal to soldiers who took part in Operation Herrick 13.
Today, gymnastics scoring is open-ended, raising the overall level of difficulty required to medal.
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