The dive of death is a reverse 3-1/2 somersault in the tuck position. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, it had a degree of difficulty of 3.4, compounded by 2-the number of divers who had died attempting it. But the Dive of Death is what Greg Louganis needed to win the gold medal in the 10-m platform competition, his second of the Games. He nailed it, straight in, no splash.
That was 6-1/2 years ago. Had we known then what we found out last week, Louganis might have been hailed even louder and longer than he was. Then again, the greatest...
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