USA Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. will have his medals replaced after losing originals in LA fires
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An American Olympic hero who lost almost everything that he owns due to the fires that are actively devastating Los Angeles has been told he will have his medals replaced. Gary Hall Jr., who competed in three Olympic games for Team USA, will have all ten of his Olympic medals replaced, according to the International Olympic Committee.
![[Hall lost all of his medals after the house he was renting was burned in the Palisades Fire]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/23/94056861-14280545-image-a-5_1736809867656.jpg)
'We are in full solidarity with the citizens of Los Angeles and full of admiration for the tireless work of the firefighters and the security forces,' IOC president Thomas Bach said in a statement. Bach continued: 'Currently the full focus must be on the fight against the fires and the protection of the people and property.
![[Hall won ten Olympic medals - including two gold and two silver at the Atlanta Olympic games]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/23/94056859-14280545-image-a-6_1736809870884.jpg)
'We have also learned that a great Olympian, Gary Hall Jr., has lost his medals in the fire. The IOC will provide him with replicas.'. Hall posted a video of the wreckage from the fires in an Instagram video that was shared on Friday. Ex-Team USA swimmer Gary Hall Jr. will have his Olympic medals replaced after losing them.
![[He competed in three games: Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, and ended in Athens in 2004]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/23/94056857-14280545-image-a-7_1736809876146.jpg)
Hall lost all of his medals after the house he was renting was burned in the Palisades Fire. 'Having love is more important than having things. All worldly possessions are gone. Home is gone. Business is gone. The support from the community is so appreciated,' he captioned the post.
The athlete expanded on the horrors of the California wildfires in a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, stating last week, 'It was worse than any apocalypse movie you've ever seen and 1,000 times worse.'. 'I was on the phone with my daughter. I noticed a plume of smoke coming over the back side of my house. I saw the flames erupt and houses start popping. There were explosions.
