| FLOURS | Gold Medal and others |
| GETALONG | Cope with medal and other things involved (3,5) |
| JOHNSON | Michael ---, American former sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and held world records in the 200m and 400m (7) |
| OLGA | --- Korbut, Soviet-born gymnast who won three gold medals and one silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4) |
| TIRUNESHDIBABA | Ethiopian runner who won three Olympic gold medals and is the women's 5000m world record holder (8,6) |
| HAMM | Mia ____ won two Olympic gold medals and two World Cups with the US women's national soccer team |
| NURMI | One of the runners nicknamed "Flying Finn" who himself won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 official world records (5) |
| OLGAKORBUT | Soviet-born gymnast who won three gold medals and one silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| PAAVONURMI | Middle distance runner, nicknamed 'the Flying Finn', who won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 world records (5,5) |
| ANNFRASERPRYCE | Jamaican sprinter; winner of three Olympic gold medals and 10 World titles (6-3,6-5) |
| SHELLY | Jamaican sprinter; winner of three Olympic gold medals and 10 World titles (6-3,6-5) |
| AMMO | A medal and disc used by soldiers (4) |
| LOBE | Large medal and ring carrier (4) |
| MANDIBLE | When moving, bin medal and bone (8) |
| COMMON | Vote against accepting medal and nothing regular (6) |
| SEIZINGER | Katja ___, the most successful alpine skier from Germany, winning three Olympic gold and two bronze medals and the World Cup three times |
| DIMMED | Broke down when receiving military medal and became faint (6) |
| UMBEL | Uniform with medal and large cluster of flowers (5) |
| SUMMIT | Top military medal - and properly attired to receive it (6) |
| GOLDING | William the author has top medal and a cocktail of gin |
