Carl Davies

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Carl Davies
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1964-07-30) 30 July 1964 (age 55)
Leeds, England
Sport
Sport Biathlon

Carl Davies (born 30 July 1964) is a British biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Carl Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 6 June 2019.