Are most olympic divers gay

Culture Council. Culture Sub Culture News. He was on the American diving team in the19Olympics, winning five medals, including four gold. There was something about me that was never going to be as good as what society wanted me to be.

More News. Go to PMC. Most Popular. To be an Olympic champion now just shows that you can achieve anything. RS Recommends. You can achieve anything. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.

You might also like. I hope that any young LGBT person out there can see that no matter how alone you feel right now, you are not alone. And luckily, we have a video of that historic event. Log In. RS Films. Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis [he/him], 61, won four gold medals across back-to-back Olympic Games, in and He came out publicly as gay at the Gay Games in Louganis is considered the most accomplished diver in the sport's history.

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. Daley has competed at every Olympics since but had previously won just two bronze medals: One in for the solo 10m platform, and another in for the synchronized 10m platform.

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. View all posts by Jon Blistein. It's not hard to understand why.

July 26, Her Kids Are U. In this article: Tokyo Olympics, Olympics. By Jon Blistein. Powered by WordPress. British diver Tom Daley said he hoped the huge number of LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics would help inspire a new generation after he finally won his first Olympic gold medal after four competitions.