John Kelman (born 30 September 1968) is a Barbadian

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. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. After the referee stopped his opening bout against János Nagy of Hungary, Kelman angrily threw one of his gloves and was subsequently banned from amateur boxing for one year. Kelman also represented Barbados at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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* 1968 births Living people Barbadian male boxers Olympic boxers for Barbados Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Featherweight boxers {{Barbados-boxing-bio-stub