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Also Known As Gregory Efthimios Louganis
Born January 29, 1960 (age 66) • San Diego • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Pat McCormick in midair
Pat McCormick
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Pete Desjardins (left) and Johnny Weissmuller returning to the United States after the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
Pete Desjardins
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Olympic gold medalist Victoria Draves
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Diver Sammy Lee is presented with a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics in London
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Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
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Champion diver Georgia Coleman (center) at the 1932 Olympic Games
Georgia Coleman
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Olympic diving champion Phil Boggs
Phil Boggs
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Fu Mingxia
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Carl Lewis
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Karch Kiraly
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Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards
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Tracy Caulkins
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Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn Ashford
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Wu Minxia
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Olympic diver Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing
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Shi Tingmao poses with a gold medal for the women's 3-meter springboard event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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