Team USA diving brief trunks worn by legendary diver Greg Louganis in his 10-meter platform silver medal-winning performance at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. The red-white-and-blue Arena Mark Spitz swimsuit, size 30, features a repeating American flag pattern with white stars and striped “USA” letters. In fine, event-used condition.
At only 16 years of age, Greg Louganis earned his first Olympic medal when he placed second in the men’s 10-meter platform diving competition. Although the teenager entered as the No. 1 ranked diver, the gold medal would be won by veteran Italian diver Klaus Dibiasi, who became the first and only Olympic diver to win three successive gold medals. The boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games forced Louganis to wait eight years before his next Olympic opportunity at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. In his hugely anticipated return, Louganis amazed spectators by taking gold in both diving events: 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform. Four years later, he won two more golds at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, thus becoming the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. A historic pair of diving trunks that represent the start of Louganis’ legendary Olympic diving career.
Provenance: Heritage, November 5, 2010, Lot 81116
