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Ervin sells 2000 gold for charity - Sport - theage.com.au: "Ervin sells 2000 gold for charity
By Michael Cowley
May 11, 2005
While most athletes will tell you an Olympic gold medal is priceless, the one that American Anthony Ervin won in Sydney five years ago now carries a fixed monetary value.
Ervin, who won gold when he dead-heated with teammate Gary Hall jnr in the 50 metres freestyle in 2000, auctioned the medal online and said he would give the proceeds to Unicef's Tsunami Relief Fund. A 10-day auction, which ended on the weekend, resulted in the medal's sale to an American buyer for $US17,100 ($A22,100)."