USA's Joe Kovacs Explains Why His 2016 Silver Medal is 'Really Scratched Up' - NewsBreak
By Yoongi in Sports
Updated 3 years ago
Joe Kovacs Explains Why His Medal from Rio Is All Scratched Up. Joe Kovacs made a huge mistake after winning his first Olympic medal, a silver in men's shot put in 2016. After earning the medal, Kovacs was given a wooden case to store it for safekeeping. The wood, apparently, rubbed against the medal when the case opened and left the medal with scratches all over.