Ukrainian Olympian Auctioning Off Silver Medal, Donating Money To War Efforts

Ukrainian Olympic gymnast Ruslan Mezentsev is auctioning one of his most precious belongings — his silver medal — and donating all the money to his home country … so they have money to fund the fight against Russia.

Mezentsev competed in the men’s artistic all-around competition in Sydney in 2000 … personally taking part in the floor exercise, pommel horse, and still rings.

Ruslan scored a total of 28.725 … bringing the team’s total to 230.306, good enough for a silver medal. The Ukrainians finished just 1.613 points behind China … who won the gold.

Now, that silver medal is on the auction block at RR Auction … where it already has 8 bids. The current price is $3,000 … but expect that to rise!

Mezentsev — who’s now 41 years old — is from a town called Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine.

RR says not only will all of the money from the sale be donated to the war funds … but even the buyer’s premium (the money that typically goes to the auction).