An Olympic medal is treasured, kept under lock-and-key and irreplaceable–to most Olympians. But some U.S. athletes have misplaced or have had their medals stolen.
Snowboarder Shaun White once found one of his gold medals in a seat pocket of his mother's car. White also lost an Olympic medal when his mother had taken it to the dry cleaners and had forgotten about it.
Swimmer Brendan Hansen left his gold medal on a Southwest Airlines plane.
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