Silver medal Silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. In 1896, winners' medals were in fact silver. The custom of gold-silver-bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been copied for
Medal for Heroic Deeds of King Harald V of Norway and the inscription reads «Harald den 5, Norges Konge» ("Harald the fifth, King of Norway"). The reverse features an oak reaf and the words «For edel dåd» ("For noble deed"). The ribbon is in the national colours of Norway: red, white and blue. Medal for Heroic Deeds The Medal for Heroic Deeds was instituted by royal resolution on 19 August 1885 and is awarded for honorable actions in saving lives or a comparable act. There was originally three classes, but from 1905 the medal has been awarded in gold and silver. To be awarded