Stolen 2020 Olympic gold medal found behind California barbershop

(L-R) USA’s Jordyn Poulter and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley pose with their gold medals during the women’s volleyball victory ceremony during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on August 8, 2021. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The medal was taken from the car of U.S. women’s volleyball starting setter Jordyn Poulter in Anaheim. It was found discarded in a plastic bag.

by: Phil Helsel

Posted: Jun 30, 2022 / 12:45 PM EDT

Updated: Jun 30, 2022 / 12:46 PM EDT

(NBC News) — The owners of a Southern California barbershop found an Olympic gold medal that was stolen more than a month ago, Anaheim police said Wednesday.

The 2020 Tokyo Games medal, stolen from the car of U.S. women’s volleyball starting setter Jordyn Poulter on May 25, was found in a discarded plastic bag Monday, police said.

The owners of Noel Barbershop, which is also in Anaheim, were cleaning up behind their property when they found the plastic bag with the medal inside, police Sgt. Shane Carringer said.

“It’s possible that it was discarded and had been there for some period of time,” he said.

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