Which one is correct to mean “I was placed poorly in a race or a competition”?

None of those sound natural. I’d say, “I placed poorly” or “I finished poorly”

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None of those sound natural. Needs something more along the lines of "I placed/finished poorly" or "I did not place/finish well" with a race having a finish while a competition might have ranks to be placed in.

In addition to your other comments, I would add that using “was placed” like this strongly implies that *someone else* placed you (i.e. you were somehow not responsible for your placement). It’s not clear what this means—or what it even *could* mean—, which is why it sounds so odd.

I'm not sure what sentiment you want. Did the organizer of the competition place you in a position that wasn't good (maybe causing you to perform poorly), or did you complete the race and finish poorly for other reasons? For the first, I'd say 5. None of the choices are common or natural-sounding ways to convey the second.

NEVER USE 7! Haha, that would definitely not be safe for work (potential sexual implications in that one). I think 4 is the best option, but "I didn't do well" or "I didn't rank/place", would be more natural.

None of them. I didn't place well.

If you mean you lost the race, I’d say something like “I came in last (place).” “I didn’t do well.”

"I placed poorly" "I did poorly"

“I was placed poorly” would mean someone assigned you to a bad position. “Was placed” indicates that someone else decided where you would be. “I placed poorly” without “was” would mean that you finished in the last group of competitors. Which one of those meanings are you going for? Either way, most of the options you’ve listed sound awkward and strange but #7 is the worst.

Those are all terrible but “I ranked badly” at least makes sense. “I got the bad place” sounds like you just rented a really crappy apartment. “I got the bad position” sounds like you got a shit job. “I got the bad ranking” is senseless but could maybe be said of being last in your class. “I was positioned badly” and “I got the bad placement” sound like you were assigned a bad starting position and you’re using that as an excuse for why you didn’t run well. “I didn’t come anywhere” is an invitation for a dirty joke of some kind. You can say “I did badly.” “I finished toward the back of the pack.” “I didn’t do well.” Notes: 1. A random middle of the pack position is a position, not the position. The works for specific positions, a works for nonspecific ones. I was a middle of the pack runner. I came in 52nd. I was the 52nd runner. 2. if you weren’t a top finisher, you don’t need to discuss rank or position at all. Nobody cares who came in 52nd place. Just say how you did: at least you finished. You were in the middle of the pack. You barely made it. If you came in last place, sure, mention that because it is a rank. But middling performance, don’t bother. Either say you came in 52nd out of 80 runners, or just say you’re glad you finished 💁‍♂️

None of the options you’ve listed sound natural. The best choice of the options you listed is probably 4 “I ranked badly.” You wouldn’t say “I got *the* bad place/position/ranking/placement” because using the word “the” implies there is only one place/position/ranking/placement that is bad. If you came in last place then you could say “I came in last place.” If you knew the exact number place you came in and the total number of participants then you could, for example, say “I came in 54th out of 65” and the listener would be able to tell that you did badly. You wouldn’t say “I was positioned badly” because “was positioned” makes it sound like some other person was responsible. For example, if someone said “The teacher made us line up at the door and I was positioned with the sun in my eyes.” then it was the teacher’s choice to arrange things in such a way that the speaker ended up with the sun in their eyes. You also wouldn’t say “I didn’t come anywhere” because it sounds like nonsense. I guess it could mean that you didn’t finish the competition and instead quit or got disqualified. You could just say generally “I didn’t do well.” or “I did terribly.” or “I didn’t win.”