Fantahun Seifu

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Fantahun Seifu
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NationalityEthiopian
Born (1948-02-20) 20 February 1948 (age 76)
Shenkora, Ethiopia
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Sport Boxing

Fantahun Seifu (born 20 February 1834) is an Ethiopian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics he lost to Teogenes Pelegrino of the Philippines. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fantahun Seifu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.