Fyrimynd:Medal templates documentation

The Medal infobox series of templates allow editors to list an athlete or sportsperson's major medals at the top of their respective biography article, alongside the lead section.

Usage

The medal infobox consists of two templates:

• {{MedalTableTop}} – for starting the table (image optional)
• {{Medal}} – for the several elements within the table

A further template ({{MedalBox}}) is used for listing medals in the middle of the main article text.

Parameters

MedalTableTop

Michael Johnson

Johnson at the London Olympic Stadium
Heiðursmerki
Men's athletics
Umboðar USA

Basic usage

{{MedalTableTop|image=|imagesize=|alt=|caption=|name=|sport=|country_code=|medals=}}

• image This give you the option to place a headline image in the infobox. Use just the file name and extension, excluding the namespace prefix, for example: MyImage.jpg not File:MyImage.jpg.
• imagesize This adjusts the size of the image and must consist of a number followed by "px" (e.g. 150px). The default is 100px. Sizes over 200px are no recommended for typical usage.
• alt This provides a description of the image for accessibility users or those using weak connections
• caption This adds a short description to describe the image. Try to be brief, using just a few words.
• name This option adjusts the title that appears at the top of the box. This should typically be the athlete's common name. By default it will display the article title without the disambiguator, for example on Michael Johnson (sprinter) "Michael Johnson" will appear by default. To deactivate the title enter no in the field.
• header This optional field can be used to change the text in the opening "Medal record" section. This is useful when the template appears in a section of an article. See Michael Phelps for a working example.
• sport This option includes the athlete's sport (e.g. Men's swimming) in the first line of the medal record. This replaces the need for {{Medal|Sport}} when an athlete has medalled in only one sport. In cases where an athlete has competed in multiple sports, it is still possible to use the {{Medal|Sport}} template usage to list the different sports.
• country_code This option uses the country code (e.g. USA = United States, CHN = China, GBR2 = Great Britain) to generate the country that the athlete represents in the second line of the medal record. This replaces the need for {{Medal|Country}} when an athlete has competed for only one country. In cases where an athlete has represented multiple countries, it is still possible to use the {{Medal|Country}} template usage to list the different countries.
• medals This is the only compulsory field as this is used to place medals and descriptions within the infobox through the {{Medal}} template. To work correctly it must be the last field in the main template.

Medal

Heiðursmerki
Men's athletics
Umboðar USA
Olympic Games
	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
Vinnari	2012 TEST	100 m
Nummar tvey	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
	2012 TEST	100 m
Playoffs	2012 TEST	100 m
Diskvalifiserað(ur)	2012 TEST	100 m
Men's bobsled
Umboðar Jamaika
World Bobsled Championships
Diskvalifiserað(ur)	2013 TEST	Bobsled

The Medal template is a multi-purpose one which allows for all varieties of entries within the medal table.

Basic usage

{{Medal|TYPE|FIELD1|FIELD2}}

There are four major types:

• Competition This states the general competition at which the following medals were achieved (e.g. Olympic Games, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships)
• Medal performances: There are ten types of medal performances. These contain two separate fields for the year of the competition and its location (e.g. 2008 Beijing, 2010 Delhi) and the medalling event or category (e.g. pole vault, 56 kg, 50 m freestyle). The medal types are (with shortcut in brackets):
  • Gold (G)
  • Silver (S)
  • Bronze (B)
  • Winner (W)
  • Runnerup (RU)
  • Second (2nd)
  • Third (3rd)
  • Playoffs (PO)
  • Disqualified (DQ)

Heiðursmerki
	Pierre de Coubertin medal	2012

The final type (TrueSpirit) is used for the Pierre de Coubertin medal. This has only one extra field for the year it was awarded.

Heiðursmerki
Diskvalifiserað(ur)	2012 TEST	100 m

For the disqualified medal template, it is possible to create a reference directly after the template to explain the reason for disqualification. This can be particularly useful in the case of relay runners disqualified through no fault of their own, due to doping by team mates for example.

Multiple countries/sports

Where an athlete has competed for multiple countries or in multiple sports it will be necessary to use the Country or Sport Medal types, in addition to the main sport and country_code listings in the MedalTableTop template

• Country This is usually the first section showing the person's relevant country (or team). Enter the country's three letter code in curly brackets (e.g. {{CHN}} ), including "the" where appropriate (e.g. the {{United States}} ). In rare cases the correct input may be something else (e.g. a team name). Independent is used for independent athletes.
• Sport This states the sport that the athlete is competing in (e.g. Women's swimming)

MedalBox

Altjóða heiðursmerki
Men's ice hockey
Umboðar Kanada
Heimsmeistaraskapur
	1989 Svøríki	Íshokky

The MedalBox template has a similar output to the MedalTableTop template, but it is specifically designed for non-infobox usages (i.e. mid-article boxes).

Basic usage

{{MedalBox|color=|title=|sport=|country=|medals=}}

• color This option changes the color of the box header. If omitted, the default is light grey.
• title This parameter allows you to customise the box title. If omitted, the default is "Medal record".
• sport This displays the athlete's primary sport (e.g. "Men's ice hockey"). This option supersedes the "Medal|Sport" template function.
• country This displays the athlete's primary country or team (e.g. "{{CAN}}"). This option supersedes the "Medal|Country" template function.
• medals This is the only compulsory field as this is used to place medals and descriptions within the box through the {{Medal}} template. To work correctly it must be the last field in the main template.

Examples

For competitors who have competed in the same sport for the same country, the templates should be ordered Sport, Country, Competition1, Award, Competition2, Award and so on.

{{MedalTableTop|image=Example.jpg|imagesize=150px|alt=Alt text for image|name=Athlete name
|sport=Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]|country_code=AUS|medals=
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|200 m]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Melbourne | 400 m }}
}}

Athlete name

Heiðursmerki
Men's athletics
Umboðar Avstralia
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	100 m
Commonwealth Games
	2006 Melbourne	200 m
	2006 Melbourne	400 m

Example: Competitor who has won medals in different sports, competing for the same country 

Medal templates documentation

Heiðursmerki
Umboðar Stóra Bretland
Women's rowing
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	Quadruple sculls
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Individual pursuit

For competitors who have won medals in different sports, competing for the same country, the templates should be ordered Country, Sport1, Competition, Award, Sport2, Competition, Award and so on. The example shown is based on Rebecca Romero.

Example: Competitor who has won medals in the same sport, competing for different countries 

Medal templates documentation

Heiðursmerki
Women's badminton
Olympic Games
Umboðar Indonesia
	1996 Atlanta	Singles
Umboðar the Niðurlond
	2004 Athens	Singles

For competitors who have won medals in the same sport at the same competition, competing for different countries, the templates should be ordered Sport, Competition, Country1, Award, Country2, Award and so on. The example shown is from Mia Audina.

Medal templates documentation

Heiðursmerki
Women's badminton
Umboðar Danmark
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Singles
European Championships
	2002 Malmö	Singles
Umboðar Svøríki
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	Singles

For competitors who have won medals in the same sport at different competitions, competing for different countries, the templates should be ordered Sport, Country1, Competition1, Award, Competition2, Award, Country2, Competition1, Award and so on.

Example: Medal table embedded within an infobox 

Mary Wayte

Persónlig kunning
Fult navn	Mary Alice Wayte
Landslið	USA
Fødd(ur)	Mercer Island, Washington
Hædd	5 ft 9 in (1,75 m)
Vekt	128 lb (58 kg)
Ítróttur
Ítróttur	Svimjing
Svimjiháttur	Freestyle, Individual medley
Felag	Chinook Aquatic Club
College team	University of Florida
Heiðursmerkjayvirlit Women's swimming Kappast fyri the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 200 m freestyle 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 4x200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4x100 m freestyle 1983 Caracas 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle

For use within Infobox basketball biography, Infobox sportsperson, Infobox swimmer, Infobox track athlete, and other infobox template that support an "embed" function for the medal table. Formatting for the medal table embedded within an infobox generally follows the established formatting of the other examples provided, but duplicate wiki links for the sport name ("MedalSport") and represented country ("MedalCountry") may be eliminated within the embedded medal table.

Medalbox

Here is a basic demonstration of the MedalBox template usage:

{{MedalBox|title=Altjóða heiðursmerki|sport=Men's [[ice hockey]]|country={{ih|CAN}}|medals=
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005 Grand Forks]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004 Helsinki]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IIHF World U18 Championships|World Junior U18 Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 IIHF World U18 Championships|2003 Yaroslavl]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|Eight Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2002 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2002 Slovakia]]|}}
}}

International medals
Men's ice hockey
Umboðar Kanada
World Junior Championships
	2005 Grand Forks
	2004 Helsinki
World Junior U18 Championships
	2003 Yaroslavl
Eight Nations Cup
	2002 Slovakia

Historical templates

Deprecated TableTop templates

{{MedalTop}} and {{MedalTopPic}} – use {{MedalTableTop}} with {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalTop3}} – (for Paralympic Games) use {{MedalTableTop}}

{{MedalTableTopPic}} – use {{MedalTableTop}} with the same parameters

Deprecated Competition templates

{{MedalOlympic}} – use {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalParalympic}} – use {{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalWorldChampionships}} – use {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}} – use {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

Deprecated Medal templates

{{MedalGold}}
{{MedalSilver}}
{{MedalBronze}}

For competitions differing from Gold, Silver and Bronze terminology {{MedalW}}
{{MedalRU}}

Deprecated closing template

{{MedalBottom}} - table now automatically closes by using the |medals= parameter and moving two curly brackets to the end of the templates.

Tracking categories

• Category:Articles using Template:Medal with Playoffs
• Category:Articles using Template:Medal with Runner-up
• Category:Articles using Template:Medal with Winner
• Category:Articles using Template:Medal with unrecognised first positional argument