Roger Fortin

Canadian boxer
Roger Fortin
Personal information
Born (1951-10-27) October 27, 1951 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Light Heavyweight

Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951, in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 kilograms) on points (0:5) by Soviet Union's Anatoliy Klimanov. 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 Anatoliy Klimanov (Soviet Union) on points, 0–5.

References

  • Canadian Olympic Committee


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Commonwealth Games Boxing Champions in Men's Light Heavyweight
  • 1930 – 1938: up to 79.38 kg
  • 1950: up to 80 kg
  • 1954 – 2018: up to 81 kg
  • 2022 – present: up to 80 kg


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