Trevor King (biathlete)

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Trevor King
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NationalityBritish
Born (1960-05-28) 28 May 1960 (age 59)
Southampton, England
Sport
Sport Biathlon

Trevor King (born 28 May 1960) is a British biathlete. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Trevor King Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 4 June 2019.