The Resume

(July 4, 1968-April 9, 2012)
Born in Huntsville, Alabama
Raised in Virginia
Won Olympic gold medal in 3 m springboard diving (Barcelona, 1992)
Won Olympic bronze in the same event (Atlanta, 1996)
Won Pan American Gold in 1 meter springboard diving (Havana, 1991)

Why he might be annoying:

He didn't start diving until he was inspired by watching Greg Louganis compete in the Olympics (1984).
He came out of retirement to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics, bum shoulder and all.
He suffered from Post-Olympic depression.
His depression got so bad, he struggled to get out of bed.
Like many athletes, he packed on the pounds after he stopped competing.
A 'fiasco' ensued after tabloids reported he'd tried to sell his Olympic gold medal.

Why he might not be annoying:

He attended Indiana University.
He was a two-time NCAA diving champion and won five Big Ten titles.
At the US Indoor Diving Championships, he became the first diver to score 100 points for a single dive (1991).
Olympic teammate Matt Scoggin described him as a 'very confident competitor.'
Prior to switching to diving, he'd earned several scholarship offers to wrestle in college.
He never tried to sell his Olympic gold medal; he'd considered using it as loan collateral so he could take lessons to become a professional pilot.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amateur Wrestlers
• Born on the 4th of July (Ranked: 1968)
• Divers
• D's Profiles [Series 10]
• I Attended Indiana University [Bloomington]
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 43)
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Anxiety]
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Olympic Medal
• Look at My Flowers
• Profiles 32501-32750 (Ranked: 32749)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 144 Votes: 49.31% Annoying