Gerry Legras

Gerry Legras
Personal information
NationalitySeychellois
Born (1966-04-05) 5 April 1966 (age 58)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight welterweight
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Light welterweight

Gerry Legras (born 5 April 1966) is a Seychellois former boxer.

Representing Seychelles at the men's light welterweight event in the 1996 Summer Olympics, Legras beat Colombian boxer Dairo Esalas by a score of 26–12 in the first round; he was defeated in round two by the Iranian pugilist Babak Moghimi, who made it as far as the semi-finals.[1] Legras was more successful in the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the same event after losing in the final to Michael Strange from Canada.[2] Previously, he represented Seychelles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games[3] and 1990 Commonwealth Games.[4] Since retiring from the ring, Gerry has taken up employment as a boxing coach.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gerry Legras Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "15.Commonwealth Games - Victoria, Canada - August 18-28 1994". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ "14.Commonwealth Games - Auckland, New Zealand - January 24 - February 3 1990". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ^ "Support for talented sportsmen and sportswomen is a priority". State House - Seychelles. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.


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