After petition, olympic diver greg louganis gets wheaties. Though his mother and father were open with him about his. Gregory efthimios louganis is an american olympic diver, lgbt activist, and author who won. An intimate portrait of the public triumphs and private struggles of trailblazing openly gay athlete greg louganis. Jun 23, 2016 greg louganis says living with hiv has helped motivate him mentally and physically. Greg louganis offers an intimate view into the life of one of the most successful us divers in history, greg louganis. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing back on board. Two years later, louganis received his first world title in a tower event. In 2011, he is far from the public eye and struggling to pay his mortgage. This segment aired on the ktla morning news tuesday august 4,2015. Answer this one question and get one of our powerful visualization worksheets as our free gift to you from coach greg.
Greg louganis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He is of samoan and swedish descent and was adopted by a greekamerican couple. As a child, he trained in dancing, tumbling, and acrobatics, skills that would later earn him a reputation as a graceful, effortless diver. Olympian greg louganis on believe in yourself, from the wiz wsj. Greg louganis, subject of back on board the documentary back on board traces the highs and lows of the star divers career, the turmoil he faced as a gay, hivpositive athlete and. With david boudia, jimmy carter, sergei chalibashvili, mary ellen clark. After leaving the university of miami, louganis continued to rewrite the international record books. Greg louganis deserves still to be on the cover of the wheaties box. Greg louganis documentary back on board kickstarter. Greg louganis, 54, won two gold medals in diving at the 1984 olympic games and two more in 1988. In seoul, greg louganis was a veteran of his sport and faced a number of upcoming younger rivals. Olympic diver greg louganis is no stranger to gold medals, but now he is getting used to a wedding band. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the cheryl furjanicdirected movie via. Greg louganis reflects on how far society has come in accepting the gay community and reducing the stigma surrounding hiv and aids.
Back on board follows greg louganis over three years as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but not welcomed in. After watching the emmynominated hbo documentary back on board. Find highquality greg louganis stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. While awardwinning olympic diver greg louganis has made a jump back into the public spotlight as a diving coach on the abc reality television show splash, he is also being filmed for a new featurelength documentary, back on board, directed by cheryl furjanic and set for a 2014 release. Greg louganis speaker agency, speaking fee, videos. Aug 03, 2015 olympic champion greg louganis story is less compelling than it should be in the hbo sports documentary back on board. He finished second in the platform behind klaus dibiasi, the italian.
How olympic diver greg louganis found his birth father after. Greg louganis is the engrossing story of an american legend as he reemerges on the world stage to combat prejudice, promote tolerance, and return to the diving world after a long period of absence to act as a mentor to the next generation. Germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, italy, japan, korea, republic of, kuwait. Gregory louganis olympic diving united states of america. A featurelength documentaryinprogress about the life and legacy of olympic champion diver greg louganis. Diving legend greg louganis dons speedo to climb back on. It was 1988 and as he prepared for the preliminary dive and jettisoned himself from that board, we heard the dreadful sound that would shake the olympic world to its very foundations and would cut greg louganis open to his very core.
A petition from passionate fans of olympian and gay icon greg louganis has finally gotten him his own wheaties box. He stayed away from diving after retiring, but has recently come back to help mentor todays. A petition to put louganis on the box drew more than 40,000 signatures. Pdf download greg louganis diving for gold stepup biographies read online. Watch the russian woodpecker full movie online 123movies. We are starting at the very beginning even before the beginning. In the first episode of season 3 of the popular tv series castle, the medical examiner describes a victim who had fallen from a window as having done a greg louganis out that window up there. Yet despite striking the board with his head in the springboard, louganis dramatically retained both his olympic titles. Back on board was a hit at festivals a year ago, but with its debut on hbo sports this week. Apr 05, 2016 wheaties boxes featuring, from left, edwin moses, janet evans and greg louganis will appear in stores by may. Long before louganis set foot on the university of miami campus, his name was synonymous with diving excellence, having captured a silver medal at the 1976.
Louganis, 53, married paralegal johnny chaillot, 52, saturday evening at geoffreys in. The only male to sweep both the 3m and 10m diving events in consecutive olympic games 84 and 88, greg. In 1984 louganis became the first male diver since 1928 to win both events, the 3meter and 10meter, in olympic competition, each by the largest margin. Greg louganis, the olympic diving champion, legend and. As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a ukrainian victim of the chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it. Back on board was a hit at festivals a year ago, but with its debut on hbo sports this week, the heartbreaking story of one of americas greatest athletes will. Currently, i have a bouver named speedo, a border terrier named mikey, a jack russell terrier named nipper, and freeway is still with us hes my great dane. Life and legacy of olympic champion and gay rights pioneer greg louganis. Greg louganis, the diver said he understood that he wasnt featured on the wheaties box during the prime of his career in the 1980s because he didn. When greg louganis hit his head on the diving board and spilled his blood into the pool at the 1988 olympic games, did he have an obligation to disclose to doctors who treated him and to other. Issues download back sw biweekly pdf issues download swimming technique pdf issues. He took part in his first olympic games, the 1976 montreal games, aged just 16 and claimed silver in the 10m platform. Olympic champion greg louganis gets his wheaties box. Fourtime olympic champion greg louganis has faced more than his share of challenges.
The threat of losing his house during the recent financial crisis forces louganis to re. Juara olimpiade empat kali greg louganis telah menghadapi lebih dari bagiannya dari tantangan. Greg louganis on back on board documentary, mentorship, living. I chatted with greg a bit to learn more about his reflections on gay communities, meeting other hivpositive. News about greg louganis, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. The twoway the openly gay goldmedal winner said the box means so much more to me than it would have then because i feel like im being. Greg louganis wins gold after hitting head on board on sept. The greatest diver of all time 4x olympic gold medalist greg louganis. Legendary out olympian greg louganis finally gets his own.
Greg louganis says living with hiv has helped motivate him mentally and physically. Louganis, 57, was adopted by frances, a homemaker, and peter, the controller of a fishing company, when he was 9 months old. The campaign to put him on the wheaties box, a symbol of sports achievement for 80 years, began last august with the release of a documentary, back on board. Greg louganis on how his life has changed for the better. Fourtime olympic champion greg louganis is widely considered the greatest diver in history. Olympic champion greg louganis story is less compelling than it should be in the hbo sports documentary back on board. Olympic gold medalist greg louganis is battling depression from diving injuries.
Greg louganis born january 29, 1960 is an american olympic diver and author. Greg louganis 2014 filmmaker cheryl furjanic chronicles the complex life of olympic champion greg louganis as he reemerges to return to the diving world and act as a mentor to up. Greg louganis, in full gregory efthimios louganis, born january 29, 1960, san diego, california, u. Greg louganis tells the story of the one of the greatest divers ever from his difficult childhood, through his olympic conquests, to. Louganis was the subject of the documentary back on board which aired on hbo on tuesday, august 4, 2015. All athletes share the same desire to be the best in their respective sport, but mission viejo, california native greg louganis achieved this goal and much more. Greg louganis is an engrossing story about an american legend on the cusp of a comeback. Greg louganis university of miami sports hall of fame.
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Greg louganis on back on board documentary, mentorship. Real sports looks back at their 2000 and 2016 profiles of the late kobe bryant, including an interview where the basketball legend recounts a bedtime story he created. Coach greg will help you get over the fears and frustrations of. Greg louganis started competitive diving as a 10 year old. Born to unmarried highschool students, louganis was adopted as an infant.
The russian woodpecker 2015 123movies 123 movies watch. An intimate portrait of an american legend, back on board greg louganis, is a featurelength documentary that tells the life story of this fourtime olympic champion as he returns to diving after. Greg louganis, american diver generally considered the greatest diver in history. Will sweeney is known for his work on back on board. He won a silver medal at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal. After petition, olympic diver greg louganis gets wheaties box. Nov, 2014 trailer for the documentary back on board. Apr 05, 2016 more than 30 years after greg louganis won his first olympic gold medal, the renowned diver will finally appear on the cover of a wheaties box, a longtime symbol of athletic achievement. And with marriage equality passing in june of 2015, what a great way to pay it forward to greg and all of his accomplishments.
Greg louganis attends the new york premiere of hbo sports documentary back on board. Four years later, he was firmly established as the worlds best diver, but the united states boycott of the 1980 moscow games meant that he had to wait another. This strikingly candid profile explores the triumphs and tragedies of greg louganis, considered by many the greatest diver of all time. Aug 20, 2012 back on board greg louganis tweetable logline.
A refreshingly candid documentary film about this fourtime olympic champion, back on board follows greg louganis over three years as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but not welcomed in. There came a day, as it comes for all athletes, when the olympic competition we were watching would be his last. The final season captures the legendary skier competing in her final world championship as well as her rise from child prodigy to a fourtime olympic gold medalist. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Hbo greg louganis is the best diver of his generation. Apr 05, 2016 olympic champion greg louganis gets his wheaties box. This film reveals louganis evolution from childhood diving prodigy to olympic champion, and from pioneering openly gay athlete with hiv to a sometimes forgotten sports icon. Cheryl furjanic chronicles the life of olympic champion greg louganis as he returns to diving. Directed by cheryl furjanic, the documentary back on board.