Related Content Rio Olympics 2016: Joseph Schooling beats idol Michael Phelps to claim gold Rio Olympics 2016: Ten facts that prove Phelps' Olympic dominance Rio Olympics 2016: The emotions of silverHe returned to make the American team in 2012, but finished fifth in the 50-metre freestyle. "That's like me winning gold in London and then not winning an individual gold medal until 2028. He auctioned off his gold medal for US$17,100 and donated the proceeds to help victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Anthony Ervin finally has an Olympic gold medal to replace the one he sold 16 years ago. The gold medal hung around Ervin's neck, seemingly more comfortably than it did in Sydney, when he was 19 and restless.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 13, 2016 05:26 UTC