Olga Korbut, the famous Olympic gymnast, auctioned off five medals for a combined $229,200.
What happened?
The medals were sold over the weekend, with a gold from the 1972 Munich Games selling for $66,000, as reported by NBC Sports.
Olga Korbut was born near the Lithuania-Poland border and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Why it matters for Olga Korbut
She chose to sell the medals to share Olympic history with the world, saying "They helped to make it history and make it live forever."
Korbut won three gold medals and a silver at the 1972 Munich Games, and added another gold and silver at Montreal in 1976.
What comes next?
After her Olympic career, Korbut traveled the world doing exhibitions and became an ambassador for her sport, meeting President Richard Nixon.
And she spearheaded efforts to help victims of the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
Korbut moved to the United States in 1991 and became a gymnastics teacher and motivational speaker.
She moved to Arizona in 2002 and has spent her time giving private lessons and touring the world to promote gymnastics.
The Associated Press contributed to this report, which was updated on Mar 1, 2017, at 2:31 pm.
Korbut was nicknamed "The Sparrow from Minsk" for her acrobatic skills and un-Soviet flair.
She was a 4-foot-11, pigtailed waif who turned gymnastics on its head with her performances.
Korbut's medals were sold to share her Olympic history with the world, as she wanted to make it live forever.