Nyjah Huston’s Olympic Bronze Medal to Be Replaced By Manufacturer amid Quality Issue

Jack MurrayAugust 9, 2024

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Nyjah Huston’s bronze medal will get the justice it deserves.

The skateboarder posted on Instagram about the deteriorating condition of the medal he won on July 29. It did not take long for the the Olympics to take notice.

TMZ Sports reported that La Monnaie de Paris, the manufacturer of the 2024 medals, will replace the medal and others that deteriorate quickly.

“The medals are the most coveted objects of the Games and the most precious for the athletes,” the company told TMZ. “Damaged medals will be systematically replaced by the Monnaie de Paris and engraved in an identical way to the originals.”

The manufacturer also told TMZ that it is investigating what caused Huston’s medal to deteriorate so quickly.

Huston is a 15-time X-Games gold medalist but finished short of the program in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He improved on that total to earn the bronze in Paris, which served as an opportunity for the 29-year-old to add to his legacy.

Huston is not the only athlete to share medal issues as British diver Yasmin Harper also shared that the bronze she won in Paris has experienced similar deterioration.