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Person    | Male  Born 4/7/1945  Died 6/9/1972

Andre Spitzer

Andre Spitzer

Fencing master and coach. Born in Timișoara, Romania. In 1956 he moved to Israel where he served in the air force and attended the National Sport Academy, where he studied fencing. Representing Israel in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he was murdered along with ten other team mates by Palestinian terrorists.

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Munich Olympics 40 years

The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...

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Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

Lieutenant Ernest John Dodd

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Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt

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Stamford Bridge Stadium

Stamford Bridge Stadium

Venue which was used by the London Athletic Club until 1905, when its new owner Gus Mears founded Chelsea Football Club. Our photograph shows  the stadium in its early days.

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