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Wednesday, June 22, 1994
Olympic diver is highlight at Gay Games
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he hit his head on the diving board and went to win two gold medals.
On Monday, Greg Louganis was back on the springboard for a four-dive exhibition before a wildly cheering audience at the Gay Games, an Olympics-style sports tournament taking place in New York this week.
A standing ovation greeted Lougani-as he was introduced by Gay Games diving chair Mike Wantuck, himself a 1988 Olympic alternate, as "the living
legend of this sport."
Louganis smiled and waved, then execute a back dive pike, a reverse dive pike, a back 11/2 somersault with 21/2 twists and a reverse 21/2 somersault in the pike position.
Louganis appeared on video during Saturday's opening ceremonies for the Gay Games, greeting the competitors and saying, "It's great to be out and proud."
Louganis, 34, retired in 1988, but he looked ready to compete again.
Craig Fairweather, in town for the Gay Games from Sydney, Australia,
pronounced Louganis' performance "fantastic."
"He came across as a really nice guy without all the attitude that a lot of topnotch athletes seem to have," Fairweather said.
In recent years, Louganis has been pursuing an acting career. The diver, who also won two gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, appeared for several months in the off-Broadway play "Jeffrey," playing a chorus boy from "Cats."
He is also working on an autobiography, "Breaking the Surface," which he
said will deal openly with his homosexuality and other topics.
After his dives, Louanis wrapped himself in a towel and stayed to announce a portion of the diving meet. However, he declined interviews. A representative, Marlin Collingwood, said Louanis did not want to speak with reporters until his book is out.
Some 11,000 athletes from 43 countries are participating in the tournament which was founded in 1982 by the late Olympic decathlete Tom Waddell.
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