نفر دوم/سوم (در یک مسابقه)

Question

Does "the second/third winner" make any sense to you guys?

Although I know "He came second/third" is OK.

 

Answer 1

(First) runner-up : نفر دوم

Second runner-up : نفر سوم

Comments

interesting! thanks

Answer 2

first place finisher

second place finisher

third place finisher

https://goo.gl/cZf6rb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner-up

http://goo.gl/rDKvOA

last place finisher نفر آخر http://goo.gl/t2RJ8A

champion

second prize winner

third prize winner

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