Hanno Selg (31 May 1932 – 2 October 2019)
Ушел из жизни пятиборец Ханно Сельг
was an Estonia
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n modern pentathlete
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.
He was a member of the Soviet Union
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's modern pentathlon Olympic silver medal winning team and an individual 10th place in the 1960 Summer Olympics
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.[Profile: "Hanno Selg"]
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He was also individual champion of the USSR
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in 1960 and 6-time champion of the Estonian SSR.[''delfi.ee'' (Retrieved on January 22, 2008)]
References
1932 births
2019 deaths
Soviet male modern pentathletes
Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic modern pentathletes for the Soviet Union
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Sportspeople from Tartu
Estonian male modern pentathletes
Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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