2025-03-07

Three-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr. lost his Olympic medals in the Palisades Fire.

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Three-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr. lost his Olympic medals in the Palisades Fire.
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Hall Jr. expressed his reluctance to abandon his medals, but the Pacific Palisades resident faced no option but to do so as his house was engulfed in flames.

Gary Hall waves to fans after winning the men’s 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swim trials in Long Beach, on, Tuesday, July 13, 2004. Hall won 10 Olympic swimming medals, but they were lost to the Palisades fire this week. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
On Tuesday, July 13, 2004, Gary Hall greeted his supporters with a wave after clinching victory in the men's 50-meter freestyle final during the U.S. Olympic swim trials held in Long Beach. Hall, a decorated swimmer with 10 Olympic medals to his name, sadly lost these accolades to the Palisades fire earlier this week. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Hall Jr. expressed his reluctance to abandon his medals, but the Pacific Palisades resident faced no option but to do so as his house was engulfed in flames..

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