On Saturday, the former US swimmer sold three of his Olympic golds from the 4x200 metres freestyle relay through the auction house Goldin for a total of $385,520 (€330,107), according to journalist Darren Rovell of the specialist publication CLLCT. The sale comprised the golds won by Ryan Lochte at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and Rio de Janeiro 2016, and the amount achieved included the buyer's premium, according to Rovell. It is an exceptional figure even within the specialist market for sports memorabilia, where medals of that category appear relatively frequently, although they rarely come from athletes of such renown. As CLLCT details, the most valuable of the three...
