The {{Medal infobox}} series of templates allow editors to list an athlete or sportsperson's major medals at the top of their respective biography article, alongside the lead section.

Usage

The medal infobox consists of two templates:

• {{MedalTableTop}} – for starting the table where the other template(s) aren't in an infobox. Do not use {{MedalTableTop}} or {{MedalTop}} inside an infobox.
• {{Medal}} – for the several elements within the table

A further template ({{MedalBox}}) is used for listing medals in the middle of the main article text. Do not use {{MedalBox}} inside an infobox.

Parameters

MedalTableTop

Michael Johnson

Johnson at the London Olympic Stadium
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Michael Johnson

Johnson at the London Olympic Stadium
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States

</syntaxhighlight>

Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Poland
European Championships
	1999 Poland	Team competition

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Poland
European Championships
	1999 Poland	Team competition

</syntaxhighlight>

Basic usage

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="margin: 0.25rem auto; overflow: auto; padding: 0.1rem 0.33rem; width: fit-content;">

</syntaxhighlight>

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="margin: 0.25rem auto; overflow: auto; padding: 0.1rem 0.33rem; width: fit-content;">

Medal record

</syntaxhighlight>

• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">name</syntaxhighlight> – This option adjusts the title that appears at the top of the box. This should typically be the athlete's common name. By default it will display the article title without the disambiguator, for example on Michael Johnson (sprinter) "Michael Johnson" will appear by default. To deactivate the title enter <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">no</syntaxhighlight> in the field.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">image</syntaxhighlight> – This give you the option to place a headline image in the infobox. Use just the file name and extension, excluding the namespace prefix, for example: MyImage.jpg not File:MyImage.jpg.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">image_size</syntaxhighlight> (or <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">imagesize</syntaxhighlight>) – This adjusts the size of the image and must consist of a number followed by "px" (e.g. 150px). The default is 100px. Sizes over 200px are no recommended for typical usage.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">alt</syntaxhighlight> – This provides a description of the image for accessibility users or those using weak connections.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">caption</syntaxhighlight> – This adds a short description to describe the image. Try to be brief, using just a few words.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">header</syntaxhighlight> – This optional field can be used to change the text in the opening "Medal record" section. This is useful when the template appears in a section of an article. See Michael Phelps for a working example.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">sport</syntaxhighlight> – This option includes the athlete's sport (e.g. Men's swimming) in the first line of the medal record. This replaces the need for {{Medal|Sport}} when an athlete has medalled in only one sport. In cases where an athlete has competed in multiple sports, it is still possible to use the {{Medal|Sport}} template usage to list the different sports.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">country_code</syntaxhighlight> – This option uses the country code (e.g. USA = United States, CHN = China, GBN = Great Britain) to generate the country that the athlete represents in the second line of the medal record. It will automatically include "the" in front of the country name for the following codes: BHS (the Bahamas), GMB (the Gambia), GBR (the United Kingdom), MHL (the Marshall Islands), NLD (the Netherlands), PHL (the Philippines), SYC (the Seychelles), SLB (the Solomon Islands), ARE (the United Arab Emirates), URS (the Soviet Union), and USA (the United States). This replaces the need for {{Medal|Country}} when an athlete has competed for only one country. In cases where an athlete has represented multiple countries, it is still possible to use the {{Medal|Country}} template usage to list the different countries.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">country</syntaxhighlight> – May be used in place of <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">country_code</syntaxhighlight> to display the country name using text or templates, such as {{BRA}} which displays Brazil (same output as with <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|country_code=BRA), {{Bkw|Poland}} which displays Poland (linked to the Poland women's national basketball team article), or {{Ih|CAN}} which displays Canada (linked to the Canada men's national ice hockey team article). Include "the" where appropriate (e.g. the {{BHS}}, the {{GMB}}, the {{GBR}}, the {{MHL}}, the {{NLD}}, the {{PHL}}, the {{SYC}}, the {{SLB}}, the {{ARE}}, the {{URS}}, the {{USA}}). This replaces the need for the {{Country}} template (e.g. {{Medal|Country|{{BRA}}}} or {{Medal|Country|{{Bkw|POL}}}}).
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">medals</syntaxhighlight> – This is the only compulsory field as this is used to place medals and descriptions within the infobox through the {{Medal}} template. To work correctly, it must be the last field in the main template.

MedalBox

Medal record

International medals
Men's beach volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2012 London	Team

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

International medals
Men's beach volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2012 London	Team

</syntaxhighlight>

The {{MedalBox}} template has a similar output to the {{MedalTableTop}} template, but it is specifically designed for non-infobox usages (i.e. mid-article boxes).

Basic usage

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="margin: 0.25rem auto; overflow: auto; padding: 0.1rem 0.33rem; width: fit-content;">

</syntaxhighlight>

• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">color</syntaxhighlight> – This option changes the color of the box header. If omitted, the default is light grey.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">title</syntaxhighlight> – This parameter allows you to customise the box title. If omitted, the default is "Medal record".
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">sport</syntaxhighlight> – This displays the athlete's primary sport (e.g. "Men's beach volleyball"). This option supersedes the "{{Medal|Sport}}" template function.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">country</syntaxhighlight> – This displays the athlete's primary country or team using text or a template, such as {{BRA}} which displays Brazil (linked to the Brazil article), {{Bkw|Poland}} which displays Poland (linked to the Poland women's national basketball team article), or {{Ih|CAN}} which displays Canada (linked to the Canada men's national ice hockey team article). Include "the" where appropriate (e.g. the {{BHS}}, the {{GMB}}, the {{GBR}}, the {{MHL}}, the {{NLD}}, the {{PHL}}, the {{SYC}}, the {{SLB}}, the {{ARE}}, the {{URS}}, the {{USA}}). This replaces the need for the {{Medal|Country}} template (e.g. {{Medal|Country|{{BRA}}}} or {{Medal|Country|{{Bkw|POL}}}}).
• <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">medals</syntaxhighlight> – This is the only compulsory field as this is used to place medals and descriptions within the box through the {{Medal}} template. To work correctly it must be the last field in the main template.

Medal

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Bronze medal – third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Bronze medal – third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Winner	2012 TEST	100 m
Winner	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
First place	2012 TEST	100 m
First place	2012 TEST	100 m
Second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012
Men's bobsled
Representing Jamaica
World Bobsled Championships
Disqualified	2013 TEST	Bobsled

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Bronze medal – third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Bronze medal – third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Winner	2012 TEST	100 m
Winner	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
Runner-up	2012 TEST	100 m
First place	2012 TEST	100 m
First place	2012 TEST	100 m
Second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Second place	2012 TEST	100 m
Third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Third place	2012 TEST	100 m
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012
Men's bobsled
Representing Jamaica
World Bobsled Championships
Disqualified	2013 TEST	Bobsled

</syntaxhighlight>

The Medal template is multi-purpose and allows for all varieties of entries within the medal table.

Basic usage

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="margin: 0.25rem auto; overflow: auto; padding: 0.1rem 0.33rem; width: fit-content;">

FIELD1 FIELD2</syntaxhighlight>

There are four major types:

• Competition – This states the general competition at which the following medals were achieved (e.g. Olympic Games, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships)
• Medal performances – There are ten types of medal performances. These contain two separate fields for the year of the competition and its location (e.g. 2008 Beijing, 2010 Delhi) and the medalling event or category (e.g. pole vault, 56 kg, 50 m freestyle). The medal types are (with shortcut in brackets):
  • Gold (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">G</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Silver (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">S</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Bronze (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">B</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Winner (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">W</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Runnerup (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">RU</syntaxhighlight>)
  • First (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">1st</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Second (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">2nd</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Third (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">3rd</syntaxhighlight>)
  • Disqualified (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">DQ</syntaxhighlight>)
  • TrueSpirit (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">PdC</syntaxhighlight>)

Disqualified

Medal record
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
Disqualified	2012 TEST	100 m

</syntaxhighlight>

For the disqualified medal template, it is possible to create a reference directly after the template to explain the reason for disqualification. This can be particularly useful in the case of relay runners disqualified through no fault of their own, due to doping by team mates for example.

TrueSpirit

Medal record
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
File:Olympic rings.svg	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012

</syntaxhighlight>

The final medal performances type is used for the Pierre de Coubertin Medal. This has only one extra field for the year it was awarded.

Multiple countries/sports

Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place	2012 London	Event
Men's triathlon
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	2014 Glasgow	Event

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place	2012 London	Event
Men's triathlon
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	2014 Glasgow	Event

</syntaxhighlight>

Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place	2012 London	Event
Men's triathlon
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	2014 Glasgow	Event

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place	2012 London	Event
Men's triathlon
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	2014 Glasgow	Event

</syntaxhighlight>

Where an athlete has competed for multiple countries or in multiple sports it will be necessary to use the Country or Sport Medal types, in addition to the main sport and country_code listings in the {{MedalTableTop}} template.

• Relevant country (or team) – This is usually the first section showing the person's relevant country (or team).
  • Country – Enter the country's three-letter IOC code in curly brackets (e.g. {{CHN}}), including "the" where appropriate (e.g. the {{USA}}, the {{URS}}, the {{MHL}}, the {{ARE}}, the {{GBR}}, the {{BHS}}, the {{NLD}}, the {{PHL}}, the {{SYC}}, the {{GMB}}, the {{SLB}}). In rare cases, the correct input may be something else (e.g. a team name).
  • Independent - This is used for independent athletes.
• Sport – This states the sport that the athlete is competing in (e.g. Women's swimming)

Examples

MedalTableTop

For competitors who have competed in the same sport for the same country, the templates should be ordered Sport, Country, Competition1, Award, Competition2, Award and so on.

Athlete name

Error creating thumbnail:
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	100 m
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place	2006 Melbourne	200 m
Bronze medal – third place	2006 Melbourne	400 m

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Athlete name

Error creating thumbnail:
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	100 m
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place	2006 Melbourne	200 m
Bronze medal – third place	2006 Melbourne	400 m

</syntaxhighlight>

Competitor who has won medals in different sports, competing for the same country

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Women's rowing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Quadruple sculls
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Individual pursuit

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size: 0.95em; overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Women's rowing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Quadruple sculls
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Individual pursuit

</syntaxhighlight> For competitors who have won medals in different sports, competing for the same country, the templates should be ordered Country, Sport1, Competition, Award, Sport2, Competition, Award and so on. The example shown is based on Rebecca Romero.

Competitor who has won medals in the same sport, competing for different countries

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Women's badminton
Olympic Games
Representing Indonesia
Silver medal – second place	1996 Atlanta	Singles
Representing the Netherlands
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Singles

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size: 0.95em; overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Women's badminton
Olympic Games
Representing Indonesia
Silver medal – second place	1996 Atlanta	Singles
Representing the Netherlands
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Singles

</syntaxhighlight> For competitors who have won medals in the same sport at the same competition, competing for different countries, the templates should be ordered Sport, Competition, Country1, Award, Country2, Award and so on. The example shown is from Mia Audina.

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	1996 Atlanta	Singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place	2002 Malmö	Singles
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Singles

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size: 0.95em; overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Medal templates documentation

Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	1996 Atlanta	Singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place	2002 Malmö	Singles
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place	2004 Athens	Singles

</syntaxhighlight> For competitors who have won medals in the same sport at different competitions, competing for different countries, the templates should be ordered Sport, Country1, Competition1, Award, Competition2, Award, Country2, Competition1, Award and so on.

Medal table embedded within an infobox

Allison Schmitt

Personal information
Full name	Allison Rodgers Schmitt
Nicknames	"Schmitty" "Al" "Allie"
National team	United States
Born	(1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Ann Arbor Swim Club Club Wolverine Athens Bulldog Swim Club North Baltimore Aquatic Club
College team	University of Georgia
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (SC) 3 0 0 Pan Pacific Championships 2 0 0 Total 5 0 0 World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 200 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 200 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 4×200 m freestyle

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size: 0.94em; overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

Allison Schmitt

Personal information
Full name	Allison Rodgers Schmitt
Nicknames	"Schmitty" "Al" "Allie"
National team	United States
Born	(1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Ann Arbor Swim Club Club Wolverine Athens Bulldog Swim Club North Baltimore Aquatic Club
College team	University of Georgia
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (SC) 3 0 0 Pan Pacific Championships 2 0 0 Total 5 0 0 World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 200 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 200 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 4×200 m freestyle

</syntaxhighlight> For use within {{Infobox biathlete}}, {{Infobox fencer}}, {{Infobox figure skater}}, {{Infobox sailor}}, {{Infobox swimmer}} and other infobox templates that are wrappers for Infobox sportsperson have an "embed" function for the medal table. Formatting for the medal table embedded within an infobox generally follows the established formatting of the other examples provided, but duplicate wiki links for the sport name ("MedalSport") and represented country ("MedalCountry") may be eliminated within the embedded medal table.

MedalBox

Here is a basic demonstration of the MedalBox template usage:

International medals
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada
World Junior Championships
	2020 Ostrava/Třinec
Silver medal – second place	2021 Edmonton
World U18 Championship
	2024 Finland
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
	2023 Czech Republic/Slovakia

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto; width: fit-content;">

International medals
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada
World Junior Championships
	2020 Ostrava/Třinec
Silver medal – second place	2021 Edmonton
World U18 Championship
	2024 Finland
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
	2023 Czech Republic/Slovakia

</syntaxhighlight>

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Medal templates documentation in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Medal templates documentation

This section contains TemplateData that is invisible except when viewed on the page it refers to.

Historical templates

Deprecated TableTop templates

• {{MedalTop}} – use {{MedalTableTop}} with {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
• {{MedalTop3}} – (for Paralympic Games) use {{MedalTableTop}}
• {{MedalTableTopPic}} – use {{MedalTableTop}} with the same parameters

Deprecated competition templates

• {{MedalOlympics}} – use {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
• {{MedalParalympic}} – use {{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}
• {{MedalWorldChampionships}} – use {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
• {{MedalEuropeanChampionships}} – use {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

Deprecated Medal templates

• {{MedalGold}}
• {{MedalSilver}}
• {{MedalBronze}}

For competitions differing from gold, silver and bronze rubrics

• {{MedalW}}
• {{MedalRU}}

Alias for {{Medal|Sport|text}}

• {{MedalSport}} – Use {{Medal|Sport|text}}

Deprecated closing template

• {{MedalBottom}} – table now automatically closes by using the |medals= parameter and medal templates prior to the final paired curly brackets at the end of the template.