He went on WABC with a plea to have the medal returned, and within an hour a teen-age girl brought it to the studio.
Baxter did not have his men's slalom bronze medal returned to him when the Court of Arbitration in Sport upheld the decision of the International Olympic Committee after he tested positive for methamphetamine.
Tiriac knew little about the particulars of this story, only that he "couldn't look himself in the mirror" if he hadn't fought to get Raducan's medal returned.
Today the fighter who always wanted to be a poet but ended up with an Olympic gold medal returned to where it all began for him 13 years ago, the Repton Amateur club in the heart of London's East End, and reflected on how much he has changed.
GB performance director David Tanner hailed the medal return as "outstanding", but also warned against complacency.
Carry also feels there is more pressure on swimmers now, particularly after a disappointing medal return from the London Olympics.
"As soon as I knew the vendor was keen to see this medal return home to Wales we started approaching various institutions to see who might be interested in having the medal for an exhibit".
Mark Leadley, who made the discovery in Colby, said: "It's great to find something like this, but hopefully we can trace the family and get this medal returned to where it belongs".
On the upside, we had national health care reform, the growth of philanthropy, Occupy Wall Street's youth leaders, Gabby Douglas' gold medal, returning troops and emotionally intelligent leaders.
I think all of you played a part in encouraging whoever had my medal to return it.
