The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

14 points. His story was recounted in the 1996 Showtimemovie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story with Mario Lopez playing the lead and Louganis narrating. After winning two more world championship titles in 1986 he repeated his 1984 feat in the 1988 Seoul Olympics although not without difficulties: he suffered a concussion after hitting his head on the springboard during the preliminary rounds while performing a reverse 2½ pike.

: /luːˈɡeɪnɪs/; born January 29 1960) is an American Olympic diver and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games on both the springboard and platform. Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis (pron. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.