Tom Waddell
Physician, Olympic athlete
1937 – 1987
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Who was Tom Waddell?
Tom Waddell was a gay American sportsman who founded the Gay Olympics in 1982 in San Francisco. The international sporting event was later renamed the Gay Games after the United States Olympic Committee sued Waddell for using the word "Olympic" in the original name. The Gay Games are held every four years.
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