My daughter got a medal for participating in a soccer activity and it's the only one she has so it just sits on her shelf. The only other place I've really ever put hanging medals is on a doorknob. I know people put them on a coat rack like wall hanger, but that only really works if you have a bunch to show off. I've always thought trophies are cooler than medals so why not turn your medal into a trophy you can put on the mantel!

Design:

The design is fairly simple made of basic shapes and my subpar artistic skills were used to make the handles, but I'm really happy with the results.

There is one designed to work with a 2" diameter medal and the other is for a 2.5" medal. I know there are various sizes out there, but those seemed to be standard based on my googling.

The two stands are the same height, I just enlarged the top part to accommodate a larger medal for the 2.5" one.

There is a cavity in the back meant to hold the rolled up ribbon attached to the medal.

Printing/Slicing:

You need support for the handles, but I blocked it from the rest of it.

Add a color change between the base and the trophy if you want them different colors.

Tinker it on Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/g8znQ55MhUL-trophy-medal-stand

Find the tutorial on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/Trophy-Stand-for-Hanging-Medals/