Walter Convents

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Walter Convents
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Born (1948-11-08) 8 November 1948 (age 74)
Bonn, Allied-occupied Germany
Sport
Sport Fencing

Walter Convents (born 8 November 1948) is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. "Walter Convents Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2011.