Diran Manoukian (22 March 1919 – 5 May 2020) was a French

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who competed in three

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. With the French team he finished 10th in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

, fifth in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

and 10th in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

. Manoukian celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2019 and died on 5 May 2020.Espace souvenirs de Diran MANOUKIAN - Dans Nos Coeurs

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* 1919 births 2020 deaths French male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for France Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics French men centenarians 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-fieldhockey-bio-stub

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