Gold holen (im Sport)

to win gold

Türkçe: altın madalya kazanmak

Noun

Gold n.

Verb

holen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Die junge Schwimmerin holt bei den Olympischen Spielen die Goldmedaille.

How it is used

Means 'to win gold' specifically in sports. Neutral register, used in Olympic or athletic contexts. Common mistake: 'holen' is more casual than 'gewinnen'; use 'gewinnen' for formal reports.

Other verbs that go with Gold

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Gold gewinnento win gold
• nach Gold grabento dig for gold
• Gold wert seinto be worth one's weight in gold
• zu Gold machento turn into gold

All collocations with Gold

Other collocations built on holen

• sich eine Abfuhr holento get a rebuff
• sich eine Absage holento get rejected, often after making an effort
• Atem holento catch one's breath
• jdn. ins Boot holento bring someone into a project or team