Rowan Donaldson

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Rowan Donaldson
Personal information
NationalityCanadian, Jamaican
Born (1970-09-06) 6 September 1970 (age 54)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Middleweight

Rowan Donaldson (born 6 September 1970) is a former Canadian and Jamaican boxer. Representing Jamaica, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] Earlier, while representing Canada, he won a gold medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight category. He competed for Jamaica in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Donaldson attended Howard S. Billings Regional High School in Châteauguay, Quebec. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowan Donaldson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. GRAHAM GROOM (17 October 2017). THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. Lulu.com. pp. 175–. ISBN   978-0-244-94031-7.
  3. "H. S. Billings 50th Anniversary : School has produced more than its share of excellent sports athletes". www.cybersoleil.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.