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Ralph Raffles

Major Ralph Leslie Stamford Raffles was a British businessman, philanthropist, soldier and sportsman. As a bobsledder he competed in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was High Sheriff of Greater Manchester in 1979-1980.

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Ralph Raffles
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NationalityBritish
Born(1920-05-05)5 May 1920
Prestwich, England
Died5 January 2008(2008-01-05) (aged 87)
Manchester, England
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SportBobsleigh

Major Ralph Leslie Stamford Raffles (5 May 1920 – 5 January 2008)1 was a British businessman, philanthropist, soldier and sportsman.2 As a bobsledder he competed in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.3 He was High Sheriff of Greater Manchester in 1979-1980.4

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  1. Ralph Raffles at Olympedia
  2. "Flamboyant fundraiser Raffles dies". Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ralph Raffles Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. "No. 47799". The London Gazette. 20 March 1979. p. 3708.