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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 26 June 1943
Died | 13 April 2003 59) | (aged
Liam Horner (26 June 1943 – 13 April 2003) was an Irish Olympic cyclist. He won the Tour of Ireland in 1972 and competed at the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972. [1]
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