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| Born | 22 January 1999 [1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Guillaume Junior Atangana (born 22 January 1999) is a Cameroonian T11 Paralympic sprint runner. He represented Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
He represented the Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres T11 event. [1] [2]
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