When Gary Hall Jr. saw the flames of the Palisades fire rapidly approaching, he grabbed his dog Puddle, a few family mementos, his insulin and left everything else behind – including five gold, three silver and two bronze Olympic medals that he had tucked away in a closet.

Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is among thousands of residents who have lost their homes and belongings in the Palisades wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles. The champion lost all ten of his Olympic medals in the fire.

Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he told CNN’s Erin Burnett.

Ex-U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. fled his Pacific Palisades home with his dog and three other items. He was unable to go back for his 10 medals, which were lost in the fire.

Hall Jr. said he didn’t want to leave the medals behind, but the Pacific Palisades resident had no other choice as his home burned down.

OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE CHECKING Former U.S. Olympian Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals and six world championship medals in his swimming career. He believes he’s lost them all in the Palisades wildfire, he said to the Sydney Morning ...

The International Olympic Committee announced it will replace 10 medals left behind by Gary Hall Jr. as he fled the fires in Los Angeles County. Hall, a type 1 diabetic, only took his dog and insulin when he fled the Palisades Fire last week.

Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. lost his home and 10 Olympic medals in the Los Angeles wildfires last week, and exclusively tells PEOPLE that he's 'touched' the IOC is sending him replicas of the priceless medals.

The IOC will replace the 10 medals that American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. lost when the California wildfires destroyed his home last week.

Mere minutes separated Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. seeing the Palisades Fire break out and escaping his home, he said.

Debate over whether Los Angeles will have the ability to host the 2028 Olympics has deepened amid the deadly wildfires that have devastated the city.

LA28 President and Chairperson Casey Wasserman and President-elect Donald Trump met Wednesday to discuss the Games as Los Angeles continues to battle devastating wildfires in the region.