Dean Ward (bobsleigh)

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Dean Ward (born 30 June 1963 in Portsmouth, England [1] ) is a British bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with France) at Nagano in 1998. Ward made his first appearance in the media when he was filmed by the BBC 1 for their 1982 documentary, The Paras , which charted the progress of young recruits attempting to become members of the Parachute Regiment on the eve of the Falklands War.

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References

  1. "Dean Ward Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.