The loss of his Olympic gold medal has upset former Hungarian fencer László Csongrádi so much that he has offered to leave it to the thief in his will provided it is returned.
Csongrádi took home the gold medal in the men’s team sabre competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. However, his home was burgled when he was sleeping on September 10, and the valuable item stolen.
Following this unfortunate event, the former athlete said: “For two weeks, I can’t calm down and be happy because everything reminds me of my stolen Olympic gold medal… I would give everything to the culprit, but I want him to return the worthless object that means nothing to him. Drop it in the mailbox and if you want, I won’t leave it to a museum in my will, I’ll bequeath it to him.”
According to Csongrádi, the medal was kept hidden in a cupboard, and the thief only left the house after he yelled at him.
Csongrádi added: “He could have taken other important things, but for some reason (the medal) was all he was interested in… The thief touched many things, many fingerprints were left behind, but there is nothing to identify them. I don’t know what to do to get the message across to him: I don’t want to hurt him… you can negotiate with me.”
Source: CNN