Martsel Koen

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Martsel Koen
Personal information
Full nameMartsel Yossif Koen
Born (1933-07-05) 5 July 1933 (age 91)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Martsel Koen (Bulgarian : Марцел Коен, born 5 July 1933) is a Bulgarian former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martsel Koen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2015.