Greg Louganis won the Olympic springboard and platform diving titles in 1984 and 1988 and doubtless would have added to that collection but for the boycott of 1980, having won a silver medal in 1976. During the Seoul Olympics, in the preliminary section he failed in his leap to get away from the board in his somersault and struck his head on it. Temporary sutures were applied and just over half an hour later he attempted the same dive, a reverse somersault, and achieved the highest score in the preliminary round.

Pascal Rondeau /Allsport

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