By Hugo Greenhalgh

He is regularly dubbed the world's best ever diver, but Olympic gold medallist Greg Louganis still questions whether he missed out on lucrative sponsorship deals and top TV jobs because he was gay and HIV+.

The diver turned LGBT+ activist, actor and author found out he was HIV positive six months before the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

He thought his life was over - instead Louganis went on to become the only man in Olympic history to win both platform and springboard events at consecutive games.

"When I was first diagnosed, (I thought) 'is this real? Is this really happening to me?'" Louganis said. "But (HIV) is just a part of me. It's not my identity."

Historic wins aside, apart from one major sponsorship deal with Speedo, the big money somehow eluded him.

The Californian began to question why he was left out of Olympic commentary gigs or the sort of commercial deals routinely awarded to fellow Olympians. Read more via Reuters