Mel LaForme

Melvin LaForme
Personal information
Born (1953-02-06) February 6, 1953
Buffalo, New York
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
World Rowing Championships
1985 Hazewinkel Quad sculls
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas Quad sculls

Melvin LaForme (born February 6, 1953) is a Canadian rower.

Biography

LaForme was born in Buffalo, New York in 1953.[1] He represented Canada in the men's eight at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where the team came eighths.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel with the men's quadruple sculls.[2] He represented Canada in the quad scull at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mel LaForme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Melvin LaForme". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved December 22, 2017.


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