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'''Greg Duhaime''' (August 11, 1953 – October 28, 1992) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[track and field]] athlete and one-time [[Canadian records in athletics|Canadian record]] holder in the [[Steeplechase (athletics)|3000 metres steeplechase]]. He was born in [[Espanola, Ontario]].<ref name=gaygames>[http://gaygames.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lgbtolympics.pdf Olympic Pride; The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics]</ref> |
'''Greg Duhaime''' (August 11, 1953 – October 28, 1992) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[track and field]] athlete and one-time [[Canadian records in athletics|Canadian record]] holder in the [[Steeplechase (athletics)|3000 metres steeplechase]]. He was born in [[Espanola, Ontario]].<ref name=gaygames>[http://gaygames.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lgbtolympics.pdf Olympic Pride; The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145359/http://gaygames.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lgbtolympics.pdf |date=2014-02-21 }}</ref> |
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Duhaime is a four-time [[Canadian Track and Field Championships|Canadian champion]] in the men's 3000 m steeplechase (1980-1982 and 1984), and a one-time national champion in the men's [[5000 metres]] (1980). |
Duhaime is a four-time [[Canadian Track and Field Championships|Canadian champion]] in the men's 3000 m steeplechase (1980-1982 and 1984), and a one-time national champion in the men's [[5000 metres]] (1980). |
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Greg Duhaime (August 11, 1953 – October 28, 1992) was a Canadian track and field athlete and one-time Canadian record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Espanola, Ontario.[1]
Duhaime is a four-time Canadian champion in the men's 3000 m steeplechase (1980-1982 and 1984), and a one-time national champion in the men's 5000 metres (1980).
Duhaime was one of many athletes to not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott against Moscow, they participated in the Liberty Bell Classic (an alternative meet for the Olympic Boycott) in Philadelphia instead.[1] Duhaime was gay, and one of only a handful of openly gay Olympians at the time.[1] He died of AIDS in 1992.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1980 | Liberty Bell Classic | Philadelphia, United States | 3rd | 5000m |
1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 3000m Steeple |
1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | 3000m Steeple |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 16th | 3000m Steeple |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Olympic Pride; The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
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