Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 kilograms) on points (0:5) by

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Anatoliy Klimanov Anatoliy Klimanov (28 October 1949 – 2 March 2009) was a Ukrainian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Klimanov defeated Roger Fortin of Canada, before losing to Leon Spinks Leon, Léon ( ...

. Fortin won the gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in the light heavyweight classiciation.

1976 Olympic record

Below is the record of Roger Fortin, a Canadian light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to

(Soviet Union) on points, 0-5.

References

Canadian Olympic Committee

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