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Freddie Dunkelman

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Freddie Dunkelman
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Francis Dunkelman
Born5[1] or 19[2] February 1920
East Ham, Greater London, England
Died23 July 2010(2010-07-23) (aged 90)
London, England
Sport
SportIce hockey

Frederick Francis Dunkelman (5 or 19 February 1920 – 23 July 2010) was a British ice hockey player who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he was a member of the British team that placed fifth in the ice hockey tournament. He was born in East Ham, Greater London, and was a member of the Harringay Greyhounds. In 1946 he founded Dunkelman & Son Ltd, now known as Dasco Shoe Care, in Battersea to manufacture and sell ice hockey sticks, but moved into the shoe trade in 1950 and to a new location in Desborough in 1969. He retired from the business after 61 years in 2007 and died in his sleep on 23 July 2010.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey deaths - July 2010". Society for International Hockey Research. 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Freddie Dunkelman at Olympedia (archive)
  3. ^ "Freddie Dunkelman Retires after 61 years in business!". Latest News. Dasco Fine Shoe Care. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
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