Greg Duhaime (August 11, 1953 – October 28, 1992) was a

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athlete and one-time Canadian record holder in the

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. He was born in

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.Olympic Pride; The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics
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

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(1980). Duhaime was one of many athletes to not compete in the

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because of the

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against Moscow, they participated in the Liberty Bell Classic (an alternative meet for the Olympic Boycott) in Philadelphia instead. He won a bronze medal at the 1982

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in the steeplechase. Duhaime was gay, and one of only a handful of openly gay Olympians at the time. He died of

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in 1992.

International competitions

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1953 births 1992 deaths People from Espanola, Ontario Track and field athletes from Ontario Canadian male middle-distance runners Canadian male steeplechase runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Gay sportsmen Canadian LGBT sportspeople LGBT track and field athletes AIDS-related deaths in Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian LGBT people Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Canadian gay men {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

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