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David Westerhout
David I Westerhout (born 1936) is a former athlete who competed for England and a shooter who competed for Zimbabwe. Sporting career He represented England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, England in the 440 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He was a member of Woodford Green Athletics Club and headed the UK junior rankings for the javelin in 1954. Westerhout changed sports and took up pistol shooting. He won the World Combat Pistol Championships in 1977 and was voted Rhodesia Sportsman of the Year. In 1980 he competed for Zimbabwe in the Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol, Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Personal life During 1959 he qualified as an optometrist and emigrated to Rhodesia. In the 1970s he served in the Special Forces Unit of the Rhodesian Army. References 1936 births English male hurdlers Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epping, Essex
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. Part of the London metropolitan area, metropolitan and Urban area, urban area of London, it is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Charing Cross. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys. Epping is the terminus for London Underground's Central line (London Underground), Central line. The town has a number of historic Grade I and II* and Grade II listed buildings. The weekly market, which dates to 1253, is held each Monday. In 2001 the parish had a population of 11,047 which increased to 11,461 at the 2011 Census. Epping became Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg in 1981. History "Epinga", a small community of a few scattered farms and a chapel on the edge of the forest, is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086. However, the settlement refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
