Roland Raforme

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Roland Raforme
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Raforme in 2024
Personal information
Nationality Seychellois
Born (1966-11-03) 3 November 1966 (age 58)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Light heavyweight
Heavyweight
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Cairo Light-heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Harare Light-heavyweight

Roland Bernard Raforme (born 5 April 1966) is a Seychellois former boxer and double Olympian.

Representing Seychelles in the men's light heavyweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Raforme reached the quarter-finals where he was beaten by the Hungarian boxer Zoltán Béres on points. [1] Returning four years later to compete in the same event at the Atlanta Games, he was stopped in the first round by Troy Amos-Ross. [2] Raforme was more successful in the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the men's heavyweight category after losing in the final to Mark Simmons from Canada. [3] Previously, he represented Seychelles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Raforme was the flag bearer for Seychelles in the 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [5]

References

  1. Grasso, John; Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 525. ISBN   978-1-4422-4859-5.
  2. "Roland Raforme Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. Kabukuru, Wanjohi (24 July 2014). "Team Seychelles" begin hunt for medals at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. "15.Commonwealth Games – Victoria, Canada – August 18–28 1994". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "Flagbearers for Seychelles". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Barcelona 1992
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