Overview

• The 65-year-old diving great announced on Facebook that he has left the U.S. for Panama and plans to “check in” from his new home.
• Louganis said he sold two golds and a silver because he “needed the money,” adding that better management might have averted the move.
• Auction records from RR Auction show the 1984 Los Angeles gold sold for $199,301, the 1988 Seoul gold for $201,314, and the 1976 Montreal silver for $30,250.
• He linked the timing to recent Los Angeles wildfires, citing the resilience of friends who lost everything in the Woolsey and Palisades fires as motivation to start over.
• Beyond the medals, he sold his California house and many belongings, expressing satisfaction with the home’s buyer and framing the shift as a personal reinvention.