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Four-time The Olympic Gold Medal Greg Louganis, Much considered one of the biggest American divers recently revealed that he was selling some of his hardware to help ease his move to Panama.
Louganis, 65, shared the news in a Facebook post this weekend and admitted that he decided to sell his home and auction three of His medals Because he “needed the money.”
The legendary American diver Greg Louganis won four Olympic gold medals and became the first man in Olympic history to swept the diving events in consecutive matches. (IMagn)
“I told the truth; I needed the money. While many people may have built businesses and sold them for a profit, I had my medals that I am grateful for,” his post read.
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“If I had proper leadership, I might not have been in that position but what is being done; live and learn.”
Louganis sold three medals – two gold medals from 1984 and 1988 – and a silver from the Montreal Olympics from 1976 – during an auction this summer. According to Swimswam, The auction earned Louganis more than $ 430,000.
He previously tried to sell his medals at auction in 2022 and again in 2023.
Greg Louganis in action during the men’s springboard competition from Seoul -Game from 1988 at Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool on September 20, 1988. (George Long/USA Today Network)
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Louganis said in his post that he hopes the sale of his home and appreciated medals will help him find himself in this fresh start.
“Now I get to discover who is Greg Louganis? Without distraction and noise from the outside. At least this is my goal, and hey, I might not find it. I think I can find it at times, in moments, my goal is to live it! Discover, allow and care for the human spirit through the experiences of life.”
Greg Louganis from the United States Diving Team is preparing for his dive during the competition at Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988 on September 19, 1988. (Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images)
Louganis won his first medal in 1976 when he placed number two in the men’s 10-meter platform event at the age of 16. He won gold in both 3-meter springboard and 10 meters of platform events in the 1984 matches in Los Angeles And defended these titles in Seoul in 1988.
Louganis became the first man in Olympic history to swept the diving events in consecutive matches, and many thought that if it wasn’t for the American boycott in 1980, it would have been three consecutive Olympics.
