Kacem Klifa

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Kacem Klifa
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NationalityMoroccan
Born1940 (age 7879)
Casablanca, Morocco
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Sport Gymnastics

Kacem Klifa (born 1940) is a Moroccan gymnast. He competed in four events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kacem Klifa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 July 2019.