American athlete and activist Greg Louganis was BOTD in 1960. Born in El Cajon, California, he was of Samoan and Swedish descent, and adopted as a child by a Greek-American family. He he showed an early interest in dance and gymnastics, and was talented spotted by an Olympic diving coach in his early teens. At 16 he competed in the 1976 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal for platform diving. He was the star of the 1984 Olympics, winning gold in springboard and platform diving. He came out publicly as gay in 1994 in a pre-taped announcement during the Gay Games, making him one of the very few openly gay figures in professional sport. In 1988, he was diagnosed with HIV and started anti-retroviral medication. Months later, while competing in the Seoul Olympics, he suffered a head injury, bleeding into a pool that other swimmers dove into. He came out publicly as HIV+ in 1995, again becoming one of the few public sportspeople to disclose their status. He was widely criticised at the time for not disclosing his HIV status after his diving accident, despite the low risk of his infecting others. He has worked with the Human Rights Campaign to defend the civil liberties of the LGBTQ community and people living with AIDS. He has made occasional appearances in theatre, film and television, including a cameo in TV comedy Portlandia. His 1995 memoir Breaking the Surface detailed his abusive relationship with his coach, his HIV diagnosis, struggle with depression, and a “final farewell birthday” he hosted when he believed he was dying. The book spent five weeks at No 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He married his long-term partner Johnny Chaillot in 2013, announcing their separation in 2021. In 2025, he announced that he was selling his Californian home and Olympic medals and moving to Panama.