Mark Leduc
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
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| Silver | Barcelona 1992 | Light Welterweight | |
Mark Leduc (born May 4, 1964 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former boxer from Canada, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.
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[edit] Gay Admission
Leduc is perhaps best known for coming out as a gay man in 1994 in the TV documentary For the Love of the Game, one of the few boxers ever to do so. He attended Toronto’s Pride parade in 1999 as grand marshal (with Savoy Howe).
[edit] Life After Boxing
Leduc has worked for and volunteered with the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation. His current occupation is that of set-builder and construction worker in the film industry.
[edit] Amateur career
- Amateur Record: 158-26
- Won an Olympic Silver Medal 1992 for Canada.
[edit] Olympic results
- Defeated Godfrey Wakaabu (Uganda) 9-2
- Defeated Dillon Carew (Guyana) 5-0
- Defeated Laid Bouneb (Algeria) 8-1
- Defeated Leonard Dorin (Romania) 13-6
- Lost to Héctor Vinent (Cuba) 1-11
[edit] Professional boxing career
Leduc turned pro in 1992 and had limited success. He retired in 1993 with a record of 4-1-0 after losing to Michel Galarneau.
[edit] Source
- From an article by Chris Jones in the National Post, June 22, 1999
