Greg Louganis gave away a notable gold medal from 1988 to the woman who lost a son because of AIDS. Tommie Smith keeps his 1968 gold -- a piece of history, following his victory-stand black-power salute with John Carlos -- locked away in a vault. I contributed to this story for ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/17220919/what-athletes-do-their-olympic-medals-stash-sell-show-give-away
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