Teddy Bourne
{{Short description|British fencer (born 1948)}}
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Edward Owen Bourne (born 30 September 1948) is a British Olympic épée fencer.Medd Guinness. [https://books.google.com/books?id=eagxAQAAIAAJ&q=%22teddy+bourne%22+fencer The Guinness Book of Records]
Early and personal life
He was born in Romford, England. He became a solicitor in London, working as a commercial property lawyer at the law firm Clifford Chance, where he headed the department.[https://books.google.com/books?id=-SIXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22teddy+bourne%22+fencer The Accountant][https://www.ciwf.org.uk/about-us/our-trustees/e-o-teddy-bourne/ "E O (Teddy) Bourne,"] Compassion in World Farming.[https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/23-september-1996/clifford-chance-aids-property-investors/ "Clifford Chance aids property investors,"] The Lawyer.[http://www.legalweek.com/sites/legalweek/1999/06/30/margree-rejoins-cc-after-nine-months-at-nabarros/?slreturn=20180111162530 "Margree rejoins CC after nine months at Nabarros,"] Legal Week. He has also been a Trustee of the RSPCA Central London Branch, the Peabody Trust, and the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust. He is currently a trustee of Compassion in World Farming.
Fencing career
He was a six times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf |title=British Champions |website=British Fencing |access-date=29 October 2022}}
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City at the age of 20, the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/teddy-bourne-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040507/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/teddy-bourne-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Teddy Bourne Olympic Results |accessdate=29 December 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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Category:Olympic fencers for Great Britain
Category:Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Havering
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