Personal information | |
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Nationality | Angolan |
Born | 6 January 1980 |
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Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event | 800 metres |
Delfina Cassinda (born 6 January 1980) is an Angolan middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
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