Somoza Celestin

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Somoza Celestin
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NationalityHaitian
Born (1973-01-07) 7 January 1973 (age 50)
Sport
Sport Judo

Somoza Celestin (born 7 January 1973) is a Haitian judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Somoza Celestin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018.