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Also known as Gregory Efthimios Louganis

American Olympic springboard and platform diver

Person · Open Library

Born
1960
Works
2

Top works

  • For the life of your dog
  • Breaking the surface

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · El Cajon, California, USA

Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis (/luːˈɡeɪnɪs/; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform. He is the only male and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and…

Known for

  • The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom — Self2018
  • The Devil's Share — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming — Zico2017
  • Entourage — Lloyd's Fiancée2015
  • Sabre Dance — Salvador Dali2015
  • Back on Board: Greg Louganis — Himself2014
  • Old Dogs & New Tricks — Dirk Evans2011
  • Old Dogs & New Tricks — Dirk Evans (archive footage)2011
  • Portlandia — Greg Louganis2011
  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story — Self2009

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-07-02
folk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
23
Total plays
34

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Key facts

Full name
Gregory Efthimios Louganis
Born
( 1960-01-29 ) January 29, 1960 (age 66) , El Cajon, California , U.S.
Occupation s
Author, actor, public speaker, athlete
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Spouse
Johnny Chaillot ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2022 ) ​
Other interests
Dog agility, LGBTQ+ advocacy, sustainability
Website
GregLouganis.com
Country
United States
Event s
Diving : 3 m, 10 m
College team
University of Miami University of California, Irvine
Club
Mission Viejo Nadadores
Coached by
Ron O'Brien (1978-1988)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Gregory Efthimios Louganis (/luːˈɡeɪnɪs/; 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. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and "probably the greatest diver in history" as of 2015.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greg Louganis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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