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<p>A GoFundMe page set up for former American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. says that the three-time Olympian lost all ten of his Olympic medals in his rented home devastated by the California wildfires.</p><p>Hall Jr., a diabetics patient diagnosed with Type 1 in 1999, managed to escape the Palisades fire with his dog Puddles, his insulin and a few personal items.</p><p>&quot;He has also most likely lost his ten Olympic medals, but nothing can take away his spirit that won those medals,&quot; the GoFundMe page said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/1/11/wind-lull-offers-hope-in-los-angeles-fires-as-blame-game-begins-1115">READ: Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires as blame game begins</a></div><p>Hall Jr., son of Gary Hall Sr., who won two silver medals and a bronze across the 1968, ’72 and ’76 Olympics, swam for Team USA in the 1996, &#x27;00 and &#x27;04 Olympics, winning five golds, three silvers and two bronze.</p><p>The Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the city&#x27;s western flank and the Eaton Fire in the east near Pasadena are the most destructive in Los Angeles history, consuming nearly 31,000 acres (12,500 hectares) - or some 48 square miles (125 sq km) - and turning entire neighborhoods to ash.</p><p>A pause in the fierce winds that super-charged the ring of wildfires helped crews make progress in bringing the infernos under control on Friday (January 10) but strong gusts could return over the weekend, forecasters said.</p><p>The fires have so far killed 10 people and destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, with those figures expected to grow.</p><div><strong>(Production: Jerry Lampen, David Gray, Stefan Haskins)</strong></div>

<p>A GoFundMe page set up for former American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. says that the three-time Olympian lost all ten of his Olympic medals in his rented home devastated by the California wildfires.</p>

A GoFundMe page set up for former American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. says that the three-time Olympian lost all ten of his Olympic medals in his rented home devastated by the California wildfires.

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Ex-U.S. swimmer loses Olympic medals to California wildfire

Ex-U.S. swimmer loses Olympic medals to California wildfire

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Published Jan 11, 2025 06:10 PM PHT

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