Greg Louganis

Greg Louganis is an American diver who won four Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest divers in history.

1984 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, where the United States topped the medal table. Louganis won gold in both springboard and platform diving at these Games.
Springboard diving: A diving discipline in which athletes perform acrobatics from a flexible, rebounding board. Louganis won Olympic gold in the three-meter springboard event in 1984 and 1988.
Ron O'Brien: An American diving coach and former Olympic diver who coached several elite United States divers. O'Brien coached Louganis through the years of his Olympic titles.
HIV/AIDS activism: Organized efforts to influence public policy, research, care, and social responses to HIV and AIDS. Louganis's disclosure made his public identity part of wider conversations about HIV.
LGBT representation in sports: The visibility and portrayal of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in athletic settings and culture. Louganis became a prominent openly gay figure in elite American sport.
1988 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea. Louganis defended both diving titles despite a head injury during the springboard competition.
Platform diving: A diving discipline in which athletes perform acrobatics from a rigid elevated platform. Louganis won Olympic gold in the ten-meter platform event in 1984 and 1988.
Sammy Lee: An American diver who won Olympic gold in men's platform diving in 1948 and 1952. Lee was among the coaches who influenced Louganis's development as a diver.
HIV disclosure: The communication of a person's HIV status to other people or institutions. Louganis later explained why he did not disclose his status before the 1988 Olympics.
Coming out: The process of disclosing a sexual orientation or gender identity to others. Louganis publicly discussed being gay after years of keeping it private.

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