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When we hosted the Games in 1948, Britain "medalled" – a styling mercifully not in use at the time – in the oils and watercolours contest.

Pole dancing seeks an Olympic leg-up | Marina Hyde 2011

Last year was the first time an English team medalled at the Champions Trophy, first time we won a bronze medal at the World Cup.

One hundred hopefuls for 2012 2011

Nice of Gordon to apologise for the lefts loathing of competitive sport Fortunately Tamara and Marcus who won the posh sports were part of the privately educated 50% private who medalled.

Women Beware Women Newmania 2008

Athletic, a medalled surfer, Navy nurse at Pearl Harbor and off Iwo Jima.

"My hollow shell gives you the finger." Ann Althouse 2009

But is there a sense there that, you know, two such great competitors so close, and exactly the same score, should have both medalled in the gold?

CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2008 2008

My boyfriend gold medalled in the Olympics, but does anyone care?

November 5th, 2005 lapak 2005

It seems it is now commonplace in the evolution of the English language for nouns to become verbs: Googled, medalled as pronounced by Olympic swimming commentators to name a few.

You strange people... Glenda Larke 2007

In that young community a man who brings home with him abundant European testimonials is still treated with respect (I have found American writers, of wide-world reputation, strangely solicitous about the opinions of quite obscure British critics, and elated or depressed by their judgments); and Irving went home medalled by the King, diplomatized by the University, crowned and honored and admired.

Roundabout Papers 2006

Among the officers present there was one, an old lieutenant, medalled and decorated, who had been deeply wounded by imputations uttered by the Duc de Sairmeuse.

The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003

If the Senate only medalled enough, that was all he asked.

Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 Various