Dr. Tom Waddell (November 1, 1937 – July 11, 1987) was a gay American physician, sportsman and competitor at the 1968 Summer Olympics who founded the Gay Olympics in 1982 in San Francisco. The international sporting event was later renamed the Gay Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sued Waddell for using the word "Olympic" in the original name. The Gay Games are held every four years.
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Thomas Joseph Michael Flubacher 1 November 1937 Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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11 July 1987 (aged 49) San Francisco, California, USA
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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