Frangs Karanja

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Frangs Karanja
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
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Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 5000 metres - T11

Frangs Karanja is a paralympic athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T11 distance running events.

Frangs competed in both the 1500m and 5000m at the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he won a bronze medal in the longer event. [1]

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