Hector de Lima Polanco

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Hector de Lima Polanco
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Born(1911-03-24)24 March 1911
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Hector de Lima Polanco (born 24 March 1911, date of death unknown) was a Venezuelan sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. "Hector de Lima Polanco". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.