is this sentence grammatical?

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runbabyrun

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I participated and won the second-class prize in the competition.

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susiedq

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I participated in and won the second-class prize in the competition.
 

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Also 'I participated in the competition and won the second-class prize'.

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Technically, your sentence is correct. However, it is somewhat awkward. The final phrase would read better if it followed participated.
 
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