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Reynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza (born December 26, 1957) is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympics before immigrating permanently to Canada in 1990 where he became a community leader and media pioneer.〔Alex P. Vidal, "Olympian honored by the Mayor of Vancouver", Pinay in Canada, 19 February 2010 as found at Pinay in Canada at http://www.pinkbartolome.com/2010/02/rey-fortaleza-former-philippines.html accessed 28 December 2010〕 ==Early life== The youngest of three brothers who excelled in Olympic boxing, and one of four boxing brothers, Reynaldo was born December 26, 1957 in the Philippines. In all, there were ten children - eight brothers and two sisters.〔Margaret Jetelina, ("Fighting Spirit" ), ''Canadian Immigrant'', March 2007, p. 10〕 His brothers included fellow Olympians Rene and Ric 〔"Rey Fortaleza" http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/rey-fortaleza-1.html SR/Olympic Sports accessed 28 December 2010〕 and boxer Roger. "They were the phenomenal 'boxing brothers' of the country, using boxing as their ticket to a good education and consequently, a better life." He "at age 16 captured the flyweight title in the National Youth Amateur Boxing bouts in Bacolod City," in the Philippines. He then went on to win "six golds, one silver and two bronzes in 11 international boxing competitions." 〔Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rey Fortaleza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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