The Canadian Olympic Committee presented Percy Williams’ extended family with the newly minted medals at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame on Friday
A pair of historic gold medals have been replaced more than 40 years after the originals won by Canadian sprinter Percy Williams at the 1928 Olympics were stolen.
The medals, which were recreated using the specifications of the originals, were then donated to the Hall of Fame as part of a display about the athlete’s legacy.
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