Sentence examples for first medals for from inspiring English sources

The men also made history by winning the first medals for the United States in the sport in 46 years.

The creation of the Bundeswehr's first medals for bravery, awarded by Chancellor Angela Merkel to four soldiers last summer, was controversial, as was the official decision to begin speaking of "fallen" (as opposed to "dead") troops.

It is their first medal for 20 years.

Susanna Poykio of Finland came in third, the first medal for Finland at world junior championships.

"It means a lot to me to be able to win the first medal for my country," he said.

Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski won the first medal for Israel at the world championships with a bronze.

At the 2004 Athens Games, under her guidance, the United States crew won a silver medal — the first medal for the United States eight in 20 years.

Their second-place finish at the 2006 Olympics was the first medal for the United States in ice dancing in 30 years, paving the way for others.

The first medal for the Irish team came in 1928 in Amsterdam, where Patrick O'Callaghan won a gold in the hammer throw.

Hers was the first medal for a United States woman in an Olympic marathon since Joan Benoit's gold-medal victory in 1984.

Steven Holcomb won the first medal for the United States in two-man competition at the world championships in more than a decade, finishing third in Lake Placid, N.Y.