Mark Leduc

Marc Leduc

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1962 - 2009

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Olympic Silver

Description

Boxing. Silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. After retiring, came out as gay in the TV documentary 'For the Love of the Game', one of the few boxers ever to do so. Spoke about being a gay athlete in CBC Radio's documentary 'The Last Closet'

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.thestar.com/sports/2009/07/24/mark_leduc_47_gay_athlete_olympic_medallist.html
• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mark-leduc-had-the-guts-to-come-out-swinging/article4214128/?page=all
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7GCSDK0AFE

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