About Ilie Savel
Ilie Savel, 88, Romanian Olympic hurdler.
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|Ilie Savel (25 August 1927 – 16 December 2015) was a Romanian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He reached the semi-final but did not qualify for the final.
Savel finished second behind Bob Shaw in the 440 yards hurdles event at the British 1955 AAA Championships and won the event at the 1956 AAA Championships.
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