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Judo’s Pioneer Eric Hanni, Olympic Silver Medalist, Dies At 86
Eric Hanni, Tokyo 1964 silver medalist and a pioneering figure in judo, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 86. The Swiss judoka competed in the sport between 1959 and 1974; winning an Olympic silver medal in 1964 and a lightweight category European bronze medal in the same year. It was Switzerland’s first…