Bill Gosbee
fencer
William David Gosbee (born 20 May 1961) better known as Bill Gosbee is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He was a five-time British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1984 to 1992.
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