Thirty-two years after winning his first two of four Olympic gold medals, openly gay American diver Greg Louganis will grace a Wheaties cereal box.
After petition, Greg Louganis gets his Wheaties box https://t.co/SlJYYKxkB6 pic.twitter.com/iiRPlDQA7E
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Wheaties' decision comes after an online petition to get Louganis, 56, on the iconic orange box amassed more than 40,000 signatures. Julie Sondgerath, who created the petition, was inspired after after watching the HBO documentary “Back on Board: Greg Louganis.