Participation_trophy
Participation trophy
Trophy given to children who participate regardless of outcome
A participation trophy is a trophy given to children (usually) who participate in a recreational sport without requiring their success in competition. One of the earliest known mentions of the term "participation trophy" occurred on 8 February 1922, in a Massillon, Ohio newspaper, The Evening Independent, in an article announcing a high school basketball tournament.[1] The Olympics issue participation medals to athletes and support staffs, event officials, and certain volunteers. Military equivalents are the service medal and the campaign medal.
This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as information is not divided into sections, and some parts are written in a stilted, unencyclopedic manner like they came from a school essay. (January 2024) |
The term may also be used as an example of the celebration of mediocrity or of emotional coddling. In this rhetorical context, it is frequently associated with millennials, those of Generation Y.[2][3]