Rosaire Smith (9 January 1914 – 6 April 1999[1]) was a Canadian weightlifter, who competed in the bantamweight class and represented Canada at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the 59 kg category.[2] He also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Born | 9 January 1914 Saint-Rosaire-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 1999 (aged 85) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 59 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Exploraré - Decouvrez L'Univers Fascinant du Sport". explorare.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Rosaire Smith" (PDF). iwf.net. iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosaire Smith Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
edit- Rosaire Smith at Olympedia
- Rosaire Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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