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| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1928 Bickley, England |
Frank Mercer (born 1928) is an English former diver.
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | England |
| Born | 1928 Bickley, England |
Frank Mercer (born 1928) is an English former diver.
Mercer represented England in the 3 metres springboard at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2]
Mercer opened a dance school called the Bickley School of Dance, in St Augustines Avenue, Bickley in 1975 and the school has produced some of the world's leading ballroom dancers. [3]
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