Meaning of 三位(さんい) in Japanese

Examples of 三位, さんい, さんみ in a sentence

• 彼はいいとこ三位だろう。

  At best he may take third place.

• オリンピックでは金メダルが１位、銀メダルが２位、銅メダルが３位だ。

  In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.