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A Brazilian judo competitor broke his Olympic bronze medal after taking it into the shower and dropping it after his victory in a third-place match in London.

Felipe Kitadai, who beat Italy’s Elio Verde to win bronze Saturday, was so excited about the result that he did not want to be parted from his prize.

Big mistake.

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“He was taking a shower with the medal when he dropped it,” a spokeswoman said. “He then slept with the medal and realized later that it was broken.”

“It wasn’t a very smart thing to do.”

The medal was damaged at the top where the ribbon loops through a hoop, but after a few phone calls and apologies, Olympic officials agreed to replace it.

Hopefully the 23-year-old will be more careful with this one. Same with all medal winners, including America’s own adorable Missy Franklin.