Track and field athelete. Born Somalia. Moved to Britain aged 8 to join his father in Hounslow.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mo Farah
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Mo Farah gold post box - Teddington
This is Mo's post box for the 5,000m; he has another one for the 10,000m at 4...
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Nick Duncombe
Rugby Union player. Born Buckinghamshire. Played for Harlequins and for England. Died just after his 21st birthday, in Lanzarote following a short illness.
1 memorial
Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE
Better known as Daley Thompson, he was a decathlete. Â Born Notting Hill or Worcester Park (sources differ). Olympic gold in 1980 and 1984. Â Not sure what the South Bank/Southwark connection might b...
1 memorial
Yosef Gutfreund
Wrestling coach. Born Yosef (or Yossef) Gutfreund in Romania. He was part of the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was awakened by Palestinian terrorists infiltrating the Olympic...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Romania
1 memorial
Lord Kinnaird
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games
1 memorial
Tom Cribb
Bare-knuckle fighter. Born at Hanham, Gloucestershire. He moved to London at the age of 13 and worked as a bell-hanger and coal porter. Following his first two fights in 1805, he decided to become ...
2 memorials
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