Romel Raffin (born April 23, 1954, in

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) is a three-time Canadian Olympian in men's

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. A resident of

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, Raffin played for Canada at the

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, and

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. He was a member of the 1980 team as well which had qualified for the tournament but did not participate due to the Canadian Olympic Committee's decision to boycott the Moscow games. A

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- forward, Raffin played

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for the

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from 1974 to 1978. He played professionally in

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for one year and spent another year playing pro in

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, with

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. In the early 80's Raffin taught physical education, as well as some other courses at Woodman Jr. High in Calgary. Raffin became basketball coach at

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in Calgary in 1989 and the school's athletic director in 1994. He was inducted as a player into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

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