Editing Greg Louganis (section)

==In popular culture==

As a follow-up to the success of the book, Canadian television and film director [[Steven Hilliard Stern]] directed ''[[Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story]]'' in 1997, starring [[Mario Lopez]] as Louganis, with Louganis also appearing in certain scenes of the [[television film]] and as [[narrator]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=O'Neill |first=Tracy |date=2015-08-04 |title=Greg Louganis: Far From Falling |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/greg-louganis-far-from-falling-35613/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Louganis also produced a video diary called ''Looking To the Light'', which picked up where ''Breaking the Surface'' left off.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}

Actor [[Michael Fassbender]] took Louganis's gait and mannerisms as inspiration for his portrayal of [[David 8|an advanced humanoid robot]] in the 2012 film ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'',<ref name="Sequel2">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |title=WonderCon 2012: Prometheus Panel Recap Featuring Sir Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof |url=http://collider.com/prometheus-wondercon/152633/ |publisher=Collider.com |date=March 17, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621055323/http://collider.com/prometheus-wondercon/152633 |url-status=dead }}</ref> stating that "Louganis was my first inspiration. I figured that I'd sort of base my physicality roughly around him, and then it kind of went from there."<ref name="CastFass4">{{cite web |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/17/michael-fassbender-prometheus-greg-louganis/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118182944/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/17/michael-fassbender-prometheus-greg-louganis/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |title=Michael Fassbender's 'Prometheus' Character Inspired By... Greg Louganis? |last=Sullivan |first=Kevin |publisher=MTV Movies Blog |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=December 18, 2011}}</ref>

Louganis was the subject of the documentary ''Back on Board'' which aired on HBO on August 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/sports/back-on-board-greg-louganis/video/back-on-board-greg-louganis-promo.html?autoplay=true |title=Back on Board: Greg Louganis |website=HBO |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625032043/http://www.hbo.com/sports/back-on-board-greg-louganis/video/back-on-board-greg-louganis-promo.html?autoplay=true |url-status=dead }}</ref>