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Gold medals are awards typically given for the highest achievement in a field or competition.

Awards

Science and Engineering

• AAG Gold Medal, awarded by the Association of Applied Geochemists
• AIA Gold Medal, awarded by the American Institute of Architects
• Blodgett Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Bragg Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, the highest award of the Australian Institute of Architects
• Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal of the International Cartographic Association
• CNRS Gold medal, the highest scientific research award in France
• Dirac Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Faraday Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Glazebrook Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement, awarded by the Archaeological Institute of America
• Gold Medal of the Maritime Institute of Ireland
• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society
• Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Medicine
• Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
• Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
• Founder's Medal and Patron's Medal, awarded by the Royal Geographical Society, UK
• Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers
• Kelvin Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Langley Gold Medal, awarded for aeronautics and astronautics by the Smithsonian Institution
• Lomonosov Gold Medal, award in the natural sciences and the humanities by the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Newton Gold Medal, awarded by the Institute of Physics
• Oswald Watt Gold Medal, awarded by Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia
• Penrose Gold Medal, awarded for geology by the Society of Economic Geologists
• Royal Gold Medal, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects, UK
• SPIE Gold Medal, the highest honor of Society for Optics and Photonics
• Symons Gold Medal of the Royal Meteorological Society
• Mason Gold Medal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Military

• Gold Medal of Military Valour, an Italian military award established in 1793
• Army Gold Medal, a British military campaign medal
• Gold Service Medal, of South Africa

Sport

• Olympic gold medal
• Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, for Swedish sports achievement of the year, awarded by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

Arts

• ALS Gold Medal, awarded by the Australian Literature Society
• Gold Medal (National Eisteddfod of Wales), awarded for excellence in the arts by the National Eisteddfod of Wales
• Hopkinson Gold Medal, for piano performance, awarded by the Royal College of Music
• Photoplay Gold Medal, a cinematic award (1944–1968) of Photoplay magazine
• Robert Capa Gold Medal, for photography, awarded by the Overseas Press Club of America

Other

• Congressional Gold Medal, awarded by the United States Congress
• Department of Commerce Gold Medal, the highest award presented by the United States Secretary of Commerce
• PDSA Gold Medal, awarded by the UK's People's Dispensary for Sick Animals