Sentence examples for missing a medal from inspiring English sources
"Of course I mind (missing a medal).
Despite the fast times, Powell has struggled at major competitions, missing a medal at the Athens Games in 2004.
Lenny Krayzelburg, the gold medalist in 2000, was left to wrestle with the worst disappointment, finishing fourth and missing a medal by two-hundredths of a second.
Dwain Chambers, in his first race since narrowly missing a medal at the Olympics last year, finished second in the 200 metres at the Aqua-Pura international meeting yesterday.
France's Camille Muffat was second ahead of Australian Bronte Barratt, with American teenager Missy Franklin missing a medal by 0.01 seconds.
Michelle Kwan missed a medal in the world championships for the first time since 1995.
For Shimer, who missed a medal by two-hundredths of a second in Nagano, Japan, in 1998, the Olympics were no longer a constant reminder of heartbreak.
He missed a medal here in a very unpredictable sport but his performances over the past four years have warranted the support the OWI has given him".
Britain missed a medal in the coxless pairs, the event which Redgrave dominated at three successive Olympics Games, by 12 hundredths of a second when Greg Searle and Ed Coode finished fourth behind boats from France, the United States and Australia.
Four years earlier, she had missed a medal in the women's pairs and briefly considered packing it in, moving back to Melbourne and pursuing a career in the law.
