Statistics question - is this a quantitative or qualitative variable?

The book uses a different definition than my professor does, but he refers to variables as either “quantitative” (ex: IQ, income, height, etc) or “qualitative” (ex: hair color, gender, ability to access the internet, etc).

So, say the study is about how many blind people won each placement in a competition. The placements are Gold, Silver, Bronze, & 4th place. Is this variable quantitative or qualitative?

This isn’t a homework question or anything… I’m just a little confused. o_o