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Dreyfus was a three-time Olympian for France and won two
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1160:Fencers at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
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1130:Competitors at the 1961 Maccabiah Games
777:Yves DREYFUS - Olympic Fencing | France
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509:In 1966, he was decorated by General
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1110:Olympic bronze medalists for France
1105:Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1100:Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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722:Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
638:"Olympics Statistics: Yves Dreyfus"
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1050:List of Jewish Fencers
1022:Yves Dreyfus' obituary
891:Democrat and Chronicle
863:"Wins Fencing Title",
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642:databaseolympics.com
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495:1965 Maccabiah Games
491:1961 Maccabiah Games
383:Dreyfus was born in
39:Personal information
1080:Jewish épée fencers
878:The Daily Telegraph
565:on October 12, 2009
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