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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 15 June 1983 Paris, France |
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| Sport | Taekwondo |
M'bar N'diaye (born 15 June 1983 in Paris) is a French taekwondo athlete.
He represented France at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +80 kg. [1]
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