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European Fencing Confederation
Confédération
Européenne d’Escrime
24.05.2008
Information Letter no. 19-2008
Dear
Member Federations,
it is
with great sadness that we have to inform you about the death of
Harald Hein (GER)
who
died last Tuesday in Tauberbischofsheim from a brain tumor.
Junior
foil World Champion in 1970, World épée team Champion 1973, Olympic gold
medallist 1976 in Montréal with the foil team (including Thomas Bach, Matthias
Behr, Erk Sens-Gorius and Klaus Reichert), and Olympic silver medallist 1984 in
Los Angeles, again with the German foil team.
After
his fencing career he became a successful German foil coach until 1993, when he started his own business.
Harald
Hein left his wife with one daughter and son.
The
European Fencing Confederation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to
the family of Mr. Hein and to the German Fencing Federation.
Alisher
A. Usmanov
President
General
Secretariate