Roland Raforme
Seychellois boxer (born 1966)
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Roland Bernard Raforme (born 5 April 1966) is a Seychellois former boxer and double Olympian.
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Raforme in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Seychellois |
| Born | 3 November 1966 |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
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]
