How to use "medals" in a sentence

Some American soldiers planned to take off their Vietnam medals and throw them away in front of the crowds of people.

Fanny was the top female athlete at the London Olympic Games because she got the most medals.

She showed everyone that a woman could be a housewife and still win gold medals! In 1999, Fanny Blankers-Koen was voted Female Athlete of the Century because of her four gold medals at the 1948 Games.