Are most olympic divers gay

He said some of his teammates called him "commie fag" for associating with Soviet divers and sometimes the ridicule was so bad he had to room with his coach instead of his teammates.

British Diver Tom Daley

Greg Louganis on Olympic glory and overcoming obstacles Chrome Safari Continue. He was on the American diving team in theand Olympics, winning five medals, including four gold. We worked too long and hard to get here and I don't want to give up without a fight,'" Louganis said.

As one of the '88 Olympic games' most popular American athletes, Louganis may be best remembered for the moment he struck his head on the springboard during a preliminary round in Seoul. HBO's cameras were rolling in when Louganis, worried about his compromised immune system and the possible threat of black mold in his house, took out loans for repairs.

But when Tom Daley and Greg Louganis – two Olympic diving champions from different eras, connected by both their sport and their identities as gay men – stepped onto the same platform inthat’s exactly what happened. And luckily, we have a video of that historic event.

In a new HBO documentary, "Back on Board," four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis recounts the years of hostile behavior from his teammates throughout his career, while he kept his sexuality a secret. I don't know if they were ready, you know, to embrace me.

There was plenty to read between the lines," Louganis said. He also captured five world championship titles and 47 national titles -- more than anyone in U. Beyond diving, Louganis made strides for his fellow gay athletes, when he came out as an HIV-positive gay man in the s.

On the pool deck that day, as a doctor stitched Louganis' head, he kept a secret from the world he was HIV-positive and bleeding in a public site. It was rumored. You're not going to get HIV in a chlorinated pool, and the people were at risk were Dr.

James Puffer and Dr. Ben Rubin who sewed my head up poolside because they were in direct contact with the blood," Louganis said. No matter what you decide, I'm going to support you percent. Louganis is considered the most accomplished diver in the sport's history.

Without a doubt, diving is one of the favorite sports for gay men to watch during the Olympics. It's not hard to understand why. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.

Greg Louganis Gregory Efthimios Louganis (/ luːˈɡeɪnɪs /; [1] born January 29, ) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 19Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. The contractor ran off with his money and Louganis said he was living in a partially constructed house for seven years.

Louganis has also faced crippling financial loss.