The LA Fires destroyed an Olympic swimmer's Pacific Palisades home and with it, his Olympic medals. Here's who is replacing them.

American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. will receive replicas of the 10 Olympic medals he left behind while fleeing the Los Angeles wildfires, the IOC said.

“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.”

U.S. swimmer Gary Hall Jr. left behind his 10 Olympic medals while fleeing the Los Angeles fires with his dog, Puddles. On Sunday, he learned that they will be replaced. The International Olympic Committee announced in a statement from president Thomas Bach that it will provide new medals to replace those that Hall lost in the fires.

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.

American former swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is set to receive replicas of the 10 Olympic medals he lost in the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed his home, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said.

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