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    Belgium. The battle site was probably atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France, but this location, some have argued, does not fit Caesar's...
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    traditionally derived from the Proto-Germanic word *frankōn, which translates as "javelin" or "lance" (the throwing axe of the Franks was known as the francisca)...
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    eligible nation's, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France. South African canoeists qualified two boat for...
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  • location Details Pål Arne Fagernes 1974 2003 29 years Norwegian athlete (javelin) car European route E6 near Moss, Norway Collided with a truck. Jock Fahey...
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    historical texts. Also known as the château de Rubricaire, it was the seat of Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, in the canton of Évron in (Mayenne), 11 kilometers as...
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    battle in chariots, launching javelins into the enemy formations, then dismount—for hand-to-hand combat with yet more javelin throwing, rock throwing, and...
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    Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Sainte-Mère-Église. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Operation Market Garden...
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    (first name) is unknown; his cognomen Pilatus might mean "skilled with the javelin (pilum)", but it could also refer to the pileus or Phrygian cap, possibly...
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  • Čado  Czechoslovakia 16.32 16.49 16.90 16.94 x 16.69 16.94 7 3 Georges Sainte-Rose  France 16.79 16.89 15.75 16.93 x 16.78 16.93 6 4 John Herbert  Great...
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    Emmanuel Degland (category French male javelin throwers)
    Emmanuel Degland (14 May 1900 – 19 May 1969) was a French javelin thrower. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in 21st and 24th...
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