His 11 career medals are also a Winter Olympic record.

Now he is to be honored with a distinguished career medal (editorial, March 13).

By 2008, she had earned 14 career medals at the European Championships.

Kraushaar-Pielach won her tenth and final career medal at the world championships.

Earlier in these Olympics, Blair won the 500 for a third straight time and her fifth career medal.

Biondi was awarded his 11th career medal when the United States 400-meter medley-relay team captured first place and tied the world-record time of 3:36.93.

In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships.

Claudia Pechstein of Germany became the first speed skater to earn nine career medals.

With the bronze medal win, he became the most decorated American athlete ever at the Winter Games with seven career medals.

But now all seems forgiven, as the agency prepares to award a distinguished career medal to the highest-ranking official who was fired.