United States Olympian sells 03 medals to commence new life overseas.

Sept 2025 : US Olympian legend Greg Louganis had to sell off some of his medals to garner funds in commencing a new lap abroad. The legendary American diver, who collected four gold medals and a silver over three Olympics between 1976 and 1988, said he “needed the money” from selling a trio of medals to leave his life in California and start over, revealing in a Facebook post that he is moving to Panama.

Louganis, who won two gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and repeated the feat in Seoul four years later, said: “He also revealed he had sold his house: “I am VERY happy with whom I sold it to.” He promised he would be “checking in from Panama,” noting, “Now I get to discover who is Greg Louganis?” Louganis has long been considered a trailblazer for LGBTQ athletes, coming out as gay and revealing that he was HIV-positive in the mid-1990s.

“So, as life moves forward, what are you prepared to leave behind? I am 65 years old, and I am asking just that. I am no longer who I used to think I was. Not even close to ‘What” other people or “Who” other people think I am. I have auctioned three of my medals, which sold, I believe, because I went against what the “experts” told me last time when I tried the first time”.

While candidly reaffirming the reason he said, “I told the truth; I needed the money. While many people may have built businesses and sold them for a profit, I had my medals, which I am grateful for”. Without blaming anyone for his distress, he lamented, “If I had proper management, I might not have been in that position, but what is done is done; live and learn. The other consideration is the sale of my house. I am VERY happy with whom I sold it to. I thanked and blessed the house to bring joy, love, peace, happiness, and a sense of safety to those who entered the house”.

Coining a deep adulation for his mother Frances Louganis – whom he considers to be his inspirations Greg reiterated that it is his mother who use to say, “Make everywhere you go better because you were there. So, I decided to donate, sell what can be sold, give gifts, and give where things might be needed or appreciated. When it was time to make decisions on what to ship and where, ECT. I thought we might ship my car and load it up for the shipping. There are various things to consider, including import taxes to Panama, and the roads are not quite what we are accustomed to”.

He concluded, “I had many friends, people I was close to, lost everything in the Woolsey Fire, and then the Palasades Fire just this year. I know I am choosing to do this, but their resilience is an inspiration for me to start anew, with an open heart and an open door. Opening up to possibilities”.

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