Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's

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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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