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- Moscow, in protest of the
- Soviet UnionΓÇÖs attack on
- Afghanistan), Greg would
- have had the chance to
- win medals in four
- consecutive Olympics.
-
- In 1982, Greg won both events at the world
- championships, the first of his five world
- titles. From 1982 to 1987, he won 19
- consecutive springboard competitions. At the
- 1984 Olympics, he won the springboard by
- the largest margin in Olympic history.
-
- In 1988, he again won the Olympic platform
- and the springboard events. He won the
- springboard even after hitting his head on
- the board during the preliminaries and
- receiving four stitches. GregΓÇÖs gutsy,