The athlete was awarded a medal for her outstanding performance at the Olympics.

awarded 是动词 award 的过去分词形式，award 的意思是"授予、颁发"。 medal 是名词，指"奖章、奖牌"，通常由金属制成，用于表彰成就或荣誉。 awarded a medal 这个短语表示"被授予奖牌"，指因表现优异而获得官方颁发的荣誉奖章。