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Sporting birthdays - June 5

Chris Finnegan (boxing) - Britain's Olympic middleweight champion in 1968; held
British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles in 1972, born 1944.

Marc Rieper (soccer) - Danish defender who had spells with West Ham and Celtic,
born 1968.

Richard Fox (canoeing) - Winner of a record five world titles for canoe slalom
in K1 class (1981, 1983, 1985, 1989 and 1993), born 1960.

Danish defender Marc Rieper played for three years at Celtic

Danish defender Marc Rieper played for three years at Celtic


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