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:GBR  Gillian Sheen 92, 1956 Olympic Champion  W Fencing Ind. Foil 

 

To date, only British gold medal in fencing

 

Gillian Sheen obituary | Fencing | The Guardian

 

 

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“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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On 12/07/2021 at 05:07, PHI2019 said:

Jeannette Altwegg. Great Britain. 1952 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medallist. Age 90.

 

Oslo 1952 figure skating gold medallist Altwegg dies aged 90

Thanks for that. Would you believe, completely unreported here in GB.  :(  Our first ever women’s Winter Olympic Gold Medallist.

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Olivia Podmore aged 24 (NZ track cyclist) in the sprints who went to the olympics in 2016 died from suicide. Was a former junior medalist. Had a huge future but suffered from massive bouts of depression which ultimately claimed her. Horrible news.

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This judo dude, who got bronze at the world championships in 2003. But he was killed in prison....where he was for shooting a young guy in the head for not drinking alcohol with him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgen_Sotnikov

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