Say that there was a 4th place medal for the Olympics, what would it be?

Chocolate.

Iron

Just introduce platinum for first and move the others one place down.

Seriously, though @thorninmud , think about those poor souls (- cough – Canadians) who tend to make their way to 4th place, just missing out on a medal.

Or go with what @ragingloli suggested. That’s even better.

There should be a medal. Fourth best in the world is pretty good. And it sucks to get to the medal round and walk away with nothing. GQ.

Thank-you, loli.

Plastic.

It should be metal. How about zinc? I was thinking maybe brass, but that’s close to bronze, and it should different. Copper might work too.

Another vote for chocolate… as First Place. All others move down.
Have you seen all those Olympians trying to eat their golds?

Pewter.

So far, I like lol’s. This question was brought up on the morning news.

I’d vote for copper. It seems to be a hot commodity these days if people are stealing it in order to make some quick cash.

The problem with putting another type of metal (or chocolate) ahead of gold is that it could diminish the reputation of previous first place winners. “Wow Grandma! You got second place at the Olympics! Who was the winner?” “No dear, a gold medal meant first place back then.”

A recycled Treasury bond

Gold-plated latinum.

4th place = Lead

5th place = Sodium

6th place = Mercury

I’d go with copper.

Aluminum. All of the other prize winners would be super jelly, ‘cause yours is bendy.

We could let the Chinese produce one for us, but I’m not sure anyone wants to wear lead.

Artificial ruby.

Aluminium . . . just because it’s fun to pronounce every syllable.

@ragingloli I’d rather introduce Iridium as first and then bump the rest down. Platinum is overrated. :P

Mercury: that way the fourth-place finishers will have some liquid assets to show for their efforts.