Maxime Potvin

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Maxime Potvin (born 3 August 1987) is a Canadian taekwondo practitioner. [1] He is a former World Championships silver medalist. In 2015, he was named to Canada's team at the 2015 Pan American Games that were held in Toronto where he received a silver medal. [2]

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References

  1. POTVIN, Maxime
  2. Hossain, Asif (22 May 2015). "Taekwondo names team to fight for Pan Am gold". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 22 May 2015.