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Full name | Mesfen Tesfaye |
Born | 13 January 1935 |
Mesfen Tesfaye (born 13 January 1935, date of death unknown) was an Ethiopian cyclist. [1] He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [2]
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