Roger Bean (biathlete)

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Roger Bean
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NationalityBritish
Born (1945-11-18) 18 November 1945 (age 73)
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Sport Biathlon

Roger Bean (born 18 November 1945) is a British 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. "Roger Bean Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 1 June 2019.