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Early and personal life

He was born in

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, England. He became a

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in London, working as a commercial property lawyer at the law firm

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, where he headed the department.">"E O (Teddy) Bourne,"
Compassion in World Farming. He has also been a Trustee of the

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Central London Branch, the

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, and the

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Trust. He is currently a trustee of

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Fencing career

He was a six times British fencing champion, winning the

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title at the

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in 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in Mexico City at the age of 20, the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich, and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in Montreal.

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* 1948 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Romford Sportspeople from the London Borough of Havering Fencers from London English solicitors {{UK-fencing-bio-stub