Bruce Jenner’s Olympic Torch sells for $24,000 at auction

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Bruce Jenner poses with the 1984 Olympic Torch he carried through Lake Tahoe, Nev. The 24-inch torch was auctioned off Thursday in Chicago.

The 1984 Summer Olympic Torch that Bruce Jenner carried through Lake Tahoe, Nev., has sold for just under $ 24,000 at auction.

The torch is the first foremost piece of Jenner memorabilia to go to auction since the winner of the 1976 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal became Caitlyn Jenner. It had been estimated to bring $ 20,000 or more.

Jenner was approached to carry the torch as part of the Los Angles Summer Olympic Games to help support Caesars Tahoe’s agenda of giving back to the local community and promoting area youth programs, said Lorsch.

The hotel casino held a drawing for a chance to win a place in the relay and sponsored about 31 miles of the Nevada route. Seven went to those and 42 to local organizations. Jenner was questioned to run the left over 1,000 meters.

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The 1984 Summer Olympics Torch that Bruce Jenner carried through Lake Tahoe, Nev., is the first significant piece of Jenner memorabilia to go to auction since the winner of the 1976 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal became Caitlyn Jenner. 

It was among the highlights of a sports memorabilia auction held Thursday by Heritage Auctions in Chicago.

A circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card that’s been in the same family for over 150 years sold for more than $ 179,000.

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