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| Born | 18 September 1968 |
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| Country |  Yemen |
| Sport | Judo |
Yahia Mufarrih (born September 18, 1968) is a Yemeni judoka. He competed internationally for Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 18 September 1968 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Sport | Judo |
Yahia Mufarrih (born September 18, 1968) is a Yemeni judoka. He competed internationally for Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
Mufarrih competed in the middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the first round he was drawn against Nikola Filipov from Bulgaria, but he did not advance any further in the competition, as he lost the bout. [2]
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