Cyril Horn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British speed skater
Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1904
Place of Birth: Wisbech, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: speed skater
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Cyril Horn
- Cyril Walter Horn (7 October 1904 – 7 February 1987) was an English speed skater.
- He competed in the 500–5000 m events at the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics with the best result of 23rd place in the 5000 m in 1928.Horn was born to a blacksmith in a family of six siblings.
- Among them two became national champions: Cyril in speed skating and cycling, and his younger brother Dennis in cycling.
- At the age of 12 Cyril started working with his father, making horseshoes for the British Army, and later, in the early 1920s took up skating and cycling.
- In 1944–45 he bought a small farm in Outwell, where his son David later ran a golf and tennis centre.
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