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Born | Douglas, Northern Cape, South Africa | 28 November 1933
Died | 17 May 1987 53) Pretoria, South Africa | (aged
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Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Okkie van Greunen (28 November 1933 – 17 May 1987) was a South African modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]
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