Rosaire Smith

Rosaire Smith
Rosaire Smith winning silver
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Personal information
Born(1914-01-09)9 January 1914
Saint-Rosaire-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
Died6 April 1999(1999-04-06) (aged 85)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
59 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1947 Philadelphia59 kg
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place1950 Auckland-56kg

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Exploraré - Decouvrez L'Univers Fascinant du Sport". explorare.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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