Gold Star, Goldstar, or similar may refer to:

Awards and decorations

• Hero of the Soviet Union, a medal awarded as a gold star

• Hero of the Russian Federation, the medal succeeding the aforementioned Soviet medal, also awarded as a gold star

• Gold Star Order, awarded in Vietnam

• Gold Star Service Banner, United States service flag for family of members who died during military service

• Gold 5/16 inch star, a United States ribbon device indicating an additional award

Brands and enterprises

• BSA Gold Star, 500 cc 4-stroke production motorcycle

• Gold Star Chili, restaurant located in Cincinnati, Ohio known for serving Cincinnati-style chili

• Goldstar (beer), an Israeli brand of beer

• GoldStar, former Korean electronics company and predecessor to LG Electronics (which still uses the name as a budget brand in the US)

• Goldstar Events, an online discount ticket retailer for entertainment events

• Goldstar shoes, a Nepali shoe brand

Music industry

• Gold Star Records, record label issued by the Quinn Recording Company of Houston, Texas, in the mid-20th century

• Gold Star Studios, major independent recording studio located in Los Angeles, California

• Gold Star Studios, independent recording studio in Houston, Texas, later re-named SugarHill

Fictional characters

• Goldstar (character), the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics

• Commissioner Goldstar, a major character in Fresh Beat Band of Spies

Sports

• Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) Gold Star, awarded to the winner of the Australian Drivers' Championship, the country's premier open wheel motor racing series

• Kinboshi or Gold Star, awarded in the sport of Sumo to any Maegashira-level wrestler who defeats any of the top-ranked Yokozuna in a bout

• Gold Star, a former name of the defunct Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Daiei Stars

• Gold Star FC, an American professional soccer team based in Metro Detroit.

• Bibiani Gold Stars F.C., Ghanaian professional football team

Other uses

• Gold Star Bridge, a pair of steel truss bridges located in New London, Connecticut, U.S.

• Gold star (slang), any of the LGBT slang terms gold star gay, gold star lesbian and gold star asexual

• American Gold Star Mothers, a nonprofit organization

• "Gold Stars" (Adventure Time), a 2015 TV episode

• Venus or gold star

See also

• Bronze star (disambiguation)

• Gold (disambiguation)

• Gold Award (disambiguation)

• Gold medal (disambiguation)

• Golden Star (disambiguation)

• Silver Star (disambiguation)

• Star (disambiguation)