Jeffrey Stevens

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Jeffrey Stevens
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NationalityBritish
Born (1945-07-26) 26 July 1945 (age 73)
Sport
Sport Biathlon

Jeffrey Stevens (born 26 July 1945) is a British biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

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