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Men's Diving Quiz

  Greg Louganis Can you name the dangerous reverse three and a half somersault dive Greg Louganis performed in the tuck position? Tony Duffy/Allsport

1. How high is the Olympic Springboard?
a. 1 meter
b. 3 meters
c. 5 meters
d. 7 meters

2. How high is the Platform?
a. 10 meters
b. 15 meters
c. 20 meters
d. 25 meters

3. Who was the first Olympian to win both the springboard and platform at the same Olympics?
a. Greg Louganis
b. David "Skippy" Browning
c. Albert White
d. Ulise "Pete" Desjardins

4. Who was the first men's Olympic diver to win both the springboard and platform in consecutive Olympiads?
a. Greg Louganis
b. Klaus Dibiasi
c. Albert Zurner
d. Louis Kuehn

5. Who broke the United States' streak of 11 consecutive Olympic springboard gold medals by winning at the 1972 Munich Games?
a. Klaus Dibiasi, Italy
b. Franco Girogio Cagnotto, Italy
c. Vladimir Vasin, Soviet Union
d. Aleksandr Portnov, Soviet Union

6. Who was the first Olympic diver to win the platform in consecutive Olympiads?
a. Samuel Lee
b. Robert Webster
c. Joaquin Capilla Perez
d. Greg Louganis

7. Who is the only Olympic diver to win the Platform in three consecutive Olympiads?
a. Greg Louganis
b. Klaus Dibiasi
c. Samuel Lee
d. Louis Kuehn

8. Greg Louganis came from behind to win his second platform with a dangerous reverse three and a half somersault in the tuck position. What was this dive called?
a. The Really Dangerous Dive
b. Dancing with Mr. D.
c. The Dive of Death
d. The You're Not Really Gonna Try That One, Are You?

9. Which of the following is a term for a diving position?
a. Pike
b. Tuck
c. Straight
d. All of the above

10. Which of the following is not a category of dive?
a. Outward
b. Reverse
c. Backward
d. Forward with a Twist

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