podium position

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podium position

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Referring to the podium that is often used when announcing or honoring the winners of a competition that places the winner on the highest step with second and third place next to the winner at a lower level.

noun podium positions

An outcome of being among the best three participants in a competition. Elsewhere on the circuit, Ryo's ZX-7RR had run out of gas and Russell darted past, only to run wide on the final lap, forfeiting the podium position. “We were looking for the win here, so it's disappointing to finish fourth," Russell said.

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Deutsch	Treppchenplatz, Podestplatz, Podiumsplatz

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@misc{podium_position_2026,
  title = {podium position},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/podium%20position},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}