Participant in the show is shocked to learn the value of the gold medal from the 1924 Olympics that her grandmother won 100 years ago.
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A participant on “Antiques Roadshow,” a show where people bring antiques to be appraised, was completely shocked when she learned the value of the gold medal from the 1924 Olympics that her grandmother won 100 years ago.
Host Adam Schoon was fascinated when the owner of the item told about the gold medal her grandmother, Lucy Morton, won in a competition a century ago. The granddaughter spoke about Morton’s touching story, who started swimming for an unusual reason.
“She started swimming when she was about 10 years old. What happened was that her father said she was very weak in school, that she didn’t seem to be doing very well, and he decided: ‘Well, let’s try swimming,'” she recounted.
According to Julia, during her career as a swimmer, Morton won countless competitions and was the first woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event for the British team at the Olympic Games, specifically the Paris Olympics in 1924, held 100 years ago.
The expert then questioned the granddaughter about the medal display she had brought: “They are all 14-carat gold, but of course, all these smaller medals contributed to her getting here,” she replied, pointing to the Olympic medal at the top.
The host then revealed his appraisal: “So, speaking of the appraisal, Olympic medal, £15,000 (just over $19,000).” The participant was clearly in shock and a bit confused: “What? A single medal?”
“Just for one. And the fact that you have all these gold medals and more here, more £15,000.” Schoon adds, leaving Julia absolutely astonished.
According to her biography, in 1920, Morton already held the world record for the 200-meter breaststroke, but she did not participate in the Olympics that year in Antwerp, Belgium, as there were no breaststroke or backstroke events for women yet. Four years later, in Paris, she won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke, earning the medal her granddaughter brought to the antiques show.
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