Boxer. Born at 2 St Laurence Close, Cowley, Middlesex. In 1966 he became Amateur Boxing Association middleweight champion. Won gold in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. In 1971 and again in 1975 he was British and Commonwealth light heavy-weight champion, and European light heavy-weight champion in 1972. Died in Hillingdon Hospital.
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Chris Finnegan
Chris Finnegan MBE, 1944 - 2009, professional boxer and olympic champion. 196...
British Olympic rower., Gold Medal winner, three-times Olympic gold medallist. Born in USA but brought up in the UK, in Gloucestershire. Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Noted as the earliest public athletic ground in London. It includes ten tennis courts, an athletics track, two artificial grass pitches, and two bowling greens.
Goalkeeper and football manager. After school he became a miner, and played in non-league football. In 1934, he was spotted by a scout from Charlton Athletic and was offered a place on the team, pl...
French former football manager and player. Manager of Arsenal 1996-2018, where he was the longest-serving and most successful in the club's history.
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
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