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Freddy Herbrand (born 1 June 1944 Malmedy, Belgium) is a former Belgian decathlete.

Herbrand finished sixth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [1]

Herbrand became Belgian champion in the 110 metres hurdles in 1971 and 1972; high jump in 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1970; long jump in 1971 and 1972; triple jump in 1963, 1964 and 1965; and decathlon in 1968, 1970, 1971, and 1973. [2]

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References

  1. Sports-reference.com Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Belgian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2016.