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 ...

Three-time United States Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. said Wednesday that he lost his Pacific Palisades home and nearly all of his possessions due to

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.

As wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is among the many ... The home Hall was renting in Pacific Palisades, California, and using ...

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

“Currently the full focus must be on the fight against the fires and the protection of the people and property. 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.”