Quest for some athletes (4)

I believe the answer is:

gold

(Other definitions for gold that I've seen before include "One of the Magi's gifts" , "Element (Au)" , "Mine produces this" , "Thin sheet of precious metal" , "first gets this?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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