Guy Duraffourg

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Guy Duraffourg
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NationalityFrench
Born (1936-12-15) 15 December 1936 (age 82)
Les Molunes, France
Sport
Sport Biathlon

Guy Duraffourg (born 15 December 1936) is a French biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Guy Duraffourg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 31 May 2019.