Greg Louganis biography

 Greg Louganis biography

 Greg Louganis, in full Gregory Efthimios Louganis, (born January 29, 1960, San Diego, California, U.S.), American diver usually thought of the best diver in historical past.

Born to single high-school college students, Louganis was adopted as an toddler. As a baby, he skilled in dancing, tumbling, and acrobatics, abilities that might later earn him a popularity as a sleek, easy diver.

In 1976, on the age of 16, Louganis received an Olympic silver medal within the platform occasion. In 1979 he received gold medals in each the springboard and the platform occasion on the Pan-American Games and was a favorite to win on the 1980 Olympics however was unable to compete due to the U.S. boycott. At the World Aquatic Championships in 1982, he turned the primary diver ever to earn an ideal rating of 10 from all of the judges. The following 12 months Louganis set 3-metre springboard data with a 99-point dive and a 755.49-point complete. His platform file of 717.41 factors got here in 1986.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Louganis received gold medals within the 3-metre springboard and 10-metre platform. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he hit the again of his head on the diving board through the springboard competitors, requiring a number of stitches. The subsequent day, nonetheless, he accomplished his dives and received the occasion. The following week he received a gold within the 10-metre platform, marking the primary time a male diver had received each occasions in successive Olympics. After these Games he retired, having received an unprecedented 47 nationwide and 13 world championships.

In 1994 Louganis introduced publicly that he was homosexual and the next 12 months disclosed that he had AIDS. His autobiography, Breaking the Surface, was revealed in 1995. In 1993 Louganis was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.