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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ObjectiveAd6551 on 2024-11-20 20:23:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL when Polish javelin star Maria Andrejczyk found out about an 8 month old that needed life saving surgery, she auctioned off her Olympic silver medal to help raise some of the needed funds. A Polish store chain won it and instead of collecting the medal, they promptly announced she could keep it.