Gary Hall Jr.: Athens’ gold medalist lost all his medals in the Los Angeles fires

The legend of American swimming, Gary Hall Jr., was one of the victims of the devastating fires in Los Angeles and revealed that he left in his burned home and all the medals he won in his career, including gold in Athens. Gary Hall Jr. owns 10 Olympic medals, winning at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the gold medal in the 50 meters free of swimming, but also the silver medal in the 4 X 100 team for the US. CORVERSE At 50 years old, the American veteran swimmer lived in Los Angeles but saw the fiery hell close by, with his home being completely destroyed, as shown in photographs and videos that he uploaded to social media himself. See this post on Instagram. CORVERSE Gary Hall Jr. even stated that he only took his dog and insulin when confronted with the fires, to get as far away from them as possible. But this resulted in leaving all his medals in his home and now waiting to return to it to see if they were completely melted by the fire. “I grabbed my dog and my insulin, and jumped in the car”. Former US Olympic swimmer, Gary Hall Jr, says the LA wildfires forced him to abandon his home – and leave behind his Olympic medals. Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 — Sky News (@SkyNews) The fires in Los Angeles caused the death of 11 people.