Personal information | |
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Nationality | Malagasy |
Born | Madagascar | 25 November 1936
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Madagascar |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Jean Randrianjatovo is a Malagasy Olympic long-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 5000 meters at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His time was a 15:50.4. [1]
Jörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter. He also won four World Championship titles in Team.
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