Gold Star, Goldstar, or similar may refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Goldstar (comics), the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics * Commissioner Goldstar, a major character in ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies''

Awards and decorations

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

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

, the medal succeeding the aforementioned Soviet medal, also awarded as a gold star *

Gold Star Order Gold Star Order ( vi, Huân chương Sao vàng) is the highest decoration in Vietnam awards and decorations awarded by the Government of Vietnam for a military or civil "personnel who completed exceptional service or organization established excell ...

, awarded in Vietnam *

Gold Star Service Banner A service flag or service banner is a banner that family members of those serving in the United States Armed Forces can display. The flag or banner is officially defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member s ...

, United States service flag for family of members who died during military service * Gold

5/16 inch star A inch star (9.7mm) is a miniature gold or silver five-pointed star that is authorized by the United States Armed Forces as a ribbon device to denote subsequent awards for specific decorations of the Department of the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Hea ...

, a United States ribbon device indicating an additional award

Music industry

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

Gold Star Studios Gold Star Studios was an independent recording studio located in Los Angeles, California, United States. For more than thirty years, from 1950 to 1984, Gold Star was one of the most successful commercial recording studios in the world. Founded ...

, major independent recording studio located in Los Angeles, California

Brands and enterprises

BSA Gold Star The BSA Gold Star is a motorcycle made by BSA from 1938 to 1963. They were 350 cc and 500 cc single-cylinder four-stroke production motorcycles known for being among the fastest bikes of the 1950s. Being hand built and with many opt ...

, 500 cc 4-stroke production motorcycle * Gold Star Chili, restaurant located in Cincinnati, Ohio known for serving Cincinnati-style chili *

Goldstar (beer) Goldstar ( he, גולדסטאר) is an Israeli brand of 4.9% abv lager brewed by Tempo in Netanya, Israel. It is marketed as a dark lager beer, though it is amber in appearance. History According to Tempo Beer Industries, Goldstar was developed ...

, an Israeli brand of beer *

GoldStar GoldStar was a South Korean electronics company established in 1958. The corporate name was changed to LG Electronics and LG Cable on February 28, 1995, after merging with Lucky Chemical. LG Cable was spun off from LG Electronics and changed i ...

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

Goldstar Events Goldstar is a privately held event discovery service based in Pasadena, California that sells tickets to leisure activities such as live entertainment, theatre, concerts, dance, film screenings, and sporting events. The company serves markets in ...

, an online discount ticket retailer for entertainment events * Goldstar shoes, a Nepali shoe brand

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 The were a Japanese professional baseball team that was founded in 1946, and played in various incarnations until 1957, when it merged with another team. Overall, the franchise only had three winning seasons, never rising higher than third place ...

Other uses

Gold star (slang) Gold Star, Goldstar, or similar may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Goldstar (comics), the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics * Commissioner Goldstar, a major character in ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies ...

, any of the LGBT slang terms ''gold star gay'', ''gold star lesbian'' and ''gold star asexual'' *

Gold Star Bridge The Gold Star Memorial Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges that carry both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River between New London, Connecticut, US and Groton, Connecticut. The bridge is the largest structure in the state wit ...

, a pair of steel truss bridges located in New London, Connecticut, U.S. * American Gold Star Mothers, a nonprofit organization