Alternative reward levels to “Gold, Silver, Bronze”? [closed]

Regarding specifically a three-tier system, "Grand Champion", "Reserve Champion", and "Honorable Mention" would be an alternative to Gold/Silver/Bronze.

1. What comes after bronze silver gold?
2. How many possible ways are there to award gold silver and bronze medals?
3. What is lower than bronze medal?

What comes after bronze silver gold?

There are four levels of award, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.

How many possible ways are there to award gold silver and bronze medals?

Using the Basic Counting Rule, there are 8 choices for the gold medal winner, 7 remaining choices for the silver, and 6 for the bronze, so there are 8 · 7 · 6 = 336 ways the three medals can be awarded to the 8 runners.

What is lower than bronze medal?

One consistent feature of any Olympic game is that the first-place athlete will be awarded a gold medal, second place a silver medal and third place a bronze medal. Let's look at the history and science of these medals.