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Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose makes serious security blunder by revealing his home address on Twitter

OLYMPIC gold medallist Justin Rose has made a serious security blunder by revealing his home address on social media.

The British golfer, 36, put himself at risk of robbery after sharing a video from his car which showed the exact location of his Berkshire house on his sat nav system.

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 Blunder...The Olympian accidentally shows sat nav with precise address while filming his gold medal

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The GPS map was clearly visible in the clip which he shared to his half a million Twitter followers on Tuesday before it was re-tweeted a further 680 times by fans.

The video showed Justin’s gold medal hanging from his car dashboard as he joked: “We’ve traded in the furry dice for Olympic gold.

“Welcome home.

“Have it."

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But the gaffe has raised fears that Justin has accidentally put himself at severe risk of burglary.

A source said: “High profile celebrities need to be extremely careful about what they share and give away on social media.

“No one is at greater risk than sports stars like Justin.

Champion...Justin Rose shared it with his half a million followers on TwitterCredit: PA:Press Association
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“He has made a grave error by inadvertently giving away the location of his house.

“All it takes is for a burglar to check when he is out of the country on a golf tournament to plan a raid.

“It happens all the time to famous people and after such a successful year Justin is now a household name.”

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington was burgled in 2013 and her gold medals stolen, but they were later found.

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In 2013 Rebecca Adlington had her gold medals stolen but were later foundCredit: PA:Press Association

Her fellow Olympian, hurdler Andy Turner, was robbed while he attended his mother’s funeral.

Former England captain Steven Gerard was one of several Liverpool players to have had their homes raided during an 18-month spell shortly after they won the Champions League in 2005.

And last month The Sun told how masked thugs attempted a raid on Wayne Rooney’s £6million mansion while he played in a testimonial match.

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Last week Justin became the first Olympic golf gold medallist in 112 years after the sport was reinstated in the competition.

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