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Gregory Efthimios Louganis (/ l uː ˈ ɡ eɪ n ɪ s /; [1] born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.
Mark Spitz and Suzy Weiner on their wedding day in May 1973 Spitz (far right) and his wife (far left) with President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford in 1976. When Spitz returned from the Olympics, he began dating Suzy Weiner, a UCLA theater student and part-time model, who also was the daughter of one of his father's business acquaintances.
At the parade, the formal honour was given to son Luke Zamperini (with his wife Lisa son Clay) and daughter Cynthia Garris (with her husband Mike). [4] On November 3, 2016, the 2017 Grand Marshals were revealed to be three Olympic athletes: Greg Louganis, Janet Evans and Allyson Felix. [5]
Olympian Greg Louganis, 62, opens up about aging gracefully with HIV and overcoming addiction. David Artavia. September 27, 2022 at 12:43 PM.
In 1984 and 1988, Louganis won gold medals in both diving events, having won platform silver in 1976; [58] [59] he famously hit his head on the diving board in 1988, bleeding, shortly after being diagnosed as HIV-positive, a scenario he said left him "paralyzed with fear". [55] Gail Marquis † United States: Basketball: 1976: Married a woman ...
Greg Louganis on ‘Rough’ Times, Fitting Back Into Speedo. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...
Later, he coached Greg Louganis, who lived with Lee's family before winning a silver medal in platform diving at the 1976 Olympics at the age of 16. [16] Lee also coached Olympic medalist Pat McCormick. [17] In 1979, Lee played himself in Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story, about stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil, whom Lee had coached in diving. [18]
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