Overview

• Gary Hall Jr., a three-time Olympian, lost his ten Olympic medals when his home was destroyed in the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles.
• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) created replicas of the medals, which include five gold, three silver, and two bronze, won across the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Games.
• IOC President Thomas Bach formally handed over the replacement medals to Hall during a ceremony at the organization's headquarters in Lausanne on May 5, 2025.
• Bach described the event as a unique occurrence, expressing hope that such a situation would not happen again.
• Hall expressed gratitude to the Olympic movement for its support and pledged to safeguard the medals more carefully in the future.