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Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr. has been presented with replicas of the 10 medals he won across three Games after the originals were destroyed during the Los Angeles wildfires.
The 50-year-old American received the medals from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during a ceremony in Lausanne.
Hall won five gold, three silver and two bronze medals while competing for the United States at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens respectively.
But as the wildfires that killed at least 29 people and destroyed large areas of Los Angeles took hold in January, he was forced to abandon his Pacific Palisades home and leave the medals behind.
Los Angeles will host the next summer Olympics in 2028.
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