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Zehaye Bahta

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Tsahaye Bahta Tela
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Full nameTsahaye Bahta Tela
Bornc. 1932
Italian Eritrea
Died25.09.1985
Ethiopia

Tsahaye Bahta Tela (Tigrinya: ጸሃዬባህታ; c. 1932-?) was a former Eritrean cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Bahta and his friend Mesfen Tesfaye were the first Eritrean natives to compete in the Olympic cycling competition. After his sporting career, he served with the Ethiopian National Defense Force, and later as a merchant.[2]

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  1. ^ "Zehaye Bahta Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Zehaye Bahta". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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