Richarno Colin

{{Short description|Mauritian boxer (born 1987)}}

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| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1987|7|17}}

| birth_place = Vacoas, Mauritius

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Light welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze| 2010 Delhi |Light welterweight}}

{{MedalCompetition| African Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Casablanca | Light welterweight }}

{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2011 Maputo | Light welterweight}}

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Louis Richarno Colin (born 17 July 1987 in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/richarno-colin-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/richarno-colin-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Richarno Colin Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18}}) is a Mauritian boxer best known to be All Africa champ 2011.{{fact|date=July 2022}}

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At Beijing he upset Myke Carvalho but was defeated by Gennady Kovalev from Russia in the round of 16.(Results)

He has competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games under the name of Louis Colin. In the opening ceremony, he was the flag carrier for Mauritius. He won bronze in the Light Welterweight category in Boxing.

At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, he also qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. At London, he beat Abdelhak Aatakni in the first round before losing to Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene in the second round.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's lightweight event.{{Cite web|title=Boxing COLIN Louis Richarno|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1282381-colin-louis-richarno.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-14|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731144144/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1282381-colin-louis-richarno.htm}}