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 village, and warned his fellow colleagues, giving time for two of them to escape. He was later murdered, along with ten other members of the team.
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Yosef Gutfreund
The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...
Track and field athelete. Born Somalia. Moved to Britain aged 8 to join his father in Hounslow.
Body builder and artists' model who posed for a number of statues on display in London. Rothwell was brought to our attention by Broderick D.V. Chow in this Londonist article. This, together with ...
Para-equestrian. Born Hammersmith. Gold Medal winner, London 2012 Paralympic Games, Equestrian: Individual - Championship Test, Grade II.
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Electrical engineer. born Yorkshire. Aged 11, enrolled as a naval cadet and arrived in the Crimea just as the war ended. He retired from the army to develop his engineering business interests. ...
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