1) Award-winning Olympian 2) Decorated olympian 3) Lauded Olympian 4) Medallist 5) Olympic winner 6) Olympics champ 7) Olympics winner 8) One of the top three 9) Prize-winner 10) Someone who has won a medal 11) Victor 12) Winner 1) Champ 2) Honoree 3) Medallist 
A medailleur is known as a medalist (`medallist` British English) in English speaking countries. A medalist is an artist who designs medallions, badges and/or coins and often also produces them. The production of these items is accomplished through the use of either a die for minting coins by hammering or, in modern times, milling or, mostly in .....
• (n.) A designer of medals. • (n.) A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. • (n.) One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.
To put it in least complex words, it means the winner of a medal play or stroke play tournament of golf. To know more about tournament and specifically Master's Golf Tournament, read history of Master's Golf Tournament.
The player with the lowest qualifying score in a tournament
Med'al·ist noun [ Confer French médailliste , Italian medaglista .] [ Written also medallist .] 1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. Addison. 2. A designer of medals. Macaulay. 3. One who has gained a ...
[n] - someone who has won a medal 2. [n] - (golf) the winner at medal play of a golf tournament
medallist noun (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
One who has the lowest tournament qualifying score.