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| Nationality | Vanuatuan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Obediah Timbaci (born 3 June 2003) is a Vanuatuan sprinter who competes in the 400 metres event. Timbaci won bronze as part of the Vanuatu 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa.
Timbaci competed at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships, placing 7th. Timbaci also competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [1]
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