Podium

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A podium at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The medallists of the ladies' single figure skating: Mao Asada (left, silver), Yuna Kim (center, gold), Joannie Rochette (right, bronze).
An orchestra conductor stands on a podium so he can both see and be seen by the musicians

A podium (pl.: podiums or podia) is a

public speakers. Common parlance has shown an increasing use of podium in North American English to describe a lectern.[2][3][4][5]

In sports, a type of podium can be used to honor the top three competitors in events. In the modern Olympics a tri-level podium is used. Traditionally, the highest platform is in the center for the

2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the Silver and Bronze podium places were of equal elevation. In many sports, results in the top three of a competition are often referred to as podiums or podium finishes. In some individual sports, podiums is an official statistic, referring to the number of top three results an athlete has achieved over the course of a season or career. The word may also be used, chiefly in the United States, as a verb, "to podium", meaning to attain a podium place.[4]

Use at modern Olympics

Podiums were first used at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games) in Hamilton, Ontario and subsequently during the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[6][7]

Podiuming has become a slang term for finishing a contest within the first three places. The use of the word podium as a verb instead of noun is controversial. The New York Times wrote on the very subject of the correct use of the word podium during its Winter Olympic coverage in 2010.[8]

In motorsport

The winner stands in the middle, with the second placed driver to their right and the third place driver to their left. Also present are the dignitaries selected by the race organisers who will present the trophies.[9]

Le Mans winners' podium, 2015

In some motorsport events, including Formula One, a representative of the team that won the race will also be present at the podium, with a fourth podium step, trophy and champagne. In many forms of motorsport, the three top-placed drivers in a race stand on a podium for the trophy ceremony. In an international series, the national anthem of the winning driver, and the winning team or constructor may be played over a public address system and the flags of the drivers' countries are hoisted above them. The recordings are short versions of the national anthems, ensuring the podium ceremony does not exceeded its allocated time. Should a driver experience problems with his car on a slow lap in Formula One, that driver is transported to the pit lane via road car by the Formula One Administration security officer.[9]

Following the presentation of the trophies, the drivers will often spray

fatality or major accident occurs during the event. Also, in countries where alcohol sponsorship or drinking is prohibited, alcoholic beverages may be replaced by other drinks, for example rose water.[9][11]

The term has become common parlance in the media, where a driver may be said to "be heading for a podium finish" or "just missing out on a podium" when he is heading for, or just misses out on a top three finish. The

road course
events.

In architecture

See also: Tribune (architecture)

Architectural podiums consist of a projecting base or pedestal at ground level, and they have been used since ancient times. Originally sometimes only meters tall, architectural podiums have become more prominent in buildings over time, as illustrated in the gallery.

  • Maison Carrée, a Roman temple (4–7 AD)
    Maison Carrée
    , a Roman temple (4–7 AD)
  • London terrace housing (18th century)
    London terrace housing (18th century)
  • Centre City Tower, Birmingham (1975)
    Centre City Tower, Birmingham (1975)

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Podiums.
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  6. ^ Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Western University (23 July 2018). "Western News - Search". Western News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ Martin, D. E., Martin, D. A., & Gynn, R. W. (2000). The olympic marathon. Human Kinetics. p. 146.
  8. ^ "Zimmer, Ben" [1], "The New York Times", Feb. 4, 2010
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  10. ^ Franck, Lewis (August 1996). "Sometimes It Just Flows". Inside Sports. Archived from the original on 24 June 2001.
  11. ^ F1 will have Arab flavour - Roland Hughes, The National, Abu Dhabi, 10 July 2008, Archived 4 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Thatsracin.com[permanent dead link] Dixon looks forward to next week's break Retrieved 6/19/2009
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