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Personal life Louganis in 1995. From 1983 to 1989, Louganis was in a romantic relationship with his manager, R. James "Jim" Babbitt. Louganis has described the relationship as abusive, saying that at one point in 1983, Babbitt raped him at knifepoint. Louganis also accused Babbitt of taking 80% of his earnings.
Jan 25, 2022 · He was adopted by Peter and Frances Louganis, and despite the likelihood of them being better off to care for a child, life with his new family wasn't exactly swell. He didn't get a loving home, and instead got the opposite.
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Feb 28, 2024 · After keeping his HIV diagnosis secret just before the 1988 Olympics, Greg Louganis officially retired from competitive diving shortly after the Games in Seoul, Korea, ending his storied career...
May 3, 2024 · 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 judges.
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Sep 27, 2022 · Over two decades later, Louganis, the 62-year-old gay man and longterm HIV survivor, is still widely considered to be the ultimate G.O.A.T. in the diving category. These days, however, he defines...
Greg Louganis dominated world diving competitions in the 1980s, scoring double gold medals in back-to-back Olympic Games. But a more meaningful triumph came years later, when he revealed to the...
Oct 11, 2021 · Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis [he/him], 61, won four gold medals across back-to-back Olympic Games, in 1984 and 1988. He came out publicly as gay at the Gay Games in 1994.
