Many people will remember the infamous scene during the diving preliminary competition at the Seoul Olympics when Greg, comfortably in first place, performed a reverse two and ½ pike and hit his head on the diving board. For most divers, an accident that severe would be competition ending, ...
Greg Louganis, American diver who is generally considered the greatest diver in history. He won four Olympic gold medals and one silver, and at the 1982 World Aquatic Championships he became the first diver ever to earn a perfect score of 10 from all the
Standing on the dive platform at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Greg Louganis prepared for his ninth dive of the preliminary springboard competition. Midway through a reverse 212 somersault in the pike position, the 28-year-old California