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Sep 19, 2018 · “After hitting my head on the springboard, I was really scared,” Louganis said in an NBC interview at prelims, after receiving four stitches and performing two more dives. “My concern was I didn’t know how bad the injury was. Fortunately, it was just a minor cut. ... Those kinds of things are bad to look at [laugh].”
May 24, 2019 · After hitting his head on the board during the preliminary round, Greg Louganis recovers to win 3m Springboard gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics #NBCSports #GregLouganis #NBCOlympics...
Sep 12, 2013 · Less than 30 minutes after suffering a cut that eventually required five stitches, he climbed back up on the board and executed the best-scored dive of the day, leading to an eventual gold...
American diver Greg Louganis hits his head on the board during the 3m springboard competition at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Available to UK users only. Olympics. 1 January 2013. Why...
May 26, 2012 · BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on a diveboard. Listen now. The Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on a diveboard. The...
It didn't stop Louganis though and just 30 minutes later he performed a perfect dive to secure his spot in the final. Then, a few days later he won gold in both the 10m and springboard. Louganis finished his career with four Olympic gold medals and one silver, and five world champion titles.
May 3, 2024 · At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he hit the back of his head on the diving board during the springboard competition, requiring several stitches. The next day, however, he completed his dives and won the event. The following week he won gold in the 10-metre platform, marking the first time a male diver had won both events in successive Olympics.
