Category: Olympic gold medal

Olympic Champ Moore Aims to Make It 6 of the Best in WSL Finals

September 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Winning the first Olympic gold medal in surfing might have been a high watermark for some, but for Carissa Moore it has done little to dampen her competitive hunger as she aims for a sixth World Surf League title in California this week. The affable Hawaiian hall-of-famer is never slow to smile or laugh,…

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Anaheim Man Charged With Stealing Olympic Gold Medal

June 7, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A convicted robber pleaded not guilty on June 7 to stealing an Olympic volleyball player’s gold medal—which is still missing—in Anaheim. Jordan Fernandez, 31, of Anaheim was arraigned in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana on two counts of burglary, two counts of identity theft, and bringing or sending a controlled substance into…

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U.S. Olympian’s Gold Medal Stolen in Anaheim

May 28, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim police asked on Friday, May 27, for the public’s help tracking down an Olympic volleyball player’s stolen gold medal. The medal belonging to Jordyn Poulter was stolen on Wednesday, according to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Jacob Gallacher. Poulter won the medal last year at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The setter had parked…

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