Crossword setter, maybe, having to receive gold medal (9)
I believe the answer is:
wordsmith
'crossword setter maybe' is the definition.
'having to receive gold medal' is the wordplay.
'having' becomes 'with' (I've seen this before).
'to receive' indicates putting letters inside.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'medal' becomes 'dsm' (Distinguished Service Medal).
'or'+'dsm'='ordsm'
'with' going around 'ordsm' is 'WORDSMITH'.
(Other definitions for wordsmith that I've seen before include "Person skilled at writing" , "Skilled writer or orator" , "he'd be good at coining?" , "fluent writer" , "Author" .)