João N'Tyamba
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João N'Tyamba (born 20 March 1968 in Lubango) is an Angolan runner.
He started as a middle distance runner, and competed in 1500 metres at the 1991 World Championships, the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics and in 3000 metres at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He never reached the final in any of these events.
He then shifted to the longer distances, competing in 10,000 metres at the World Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001 with a thirteenth place from 1999 as his best finish. He competed in the marathon at two consecutive Olympic Games, placing seventeenth in 2000 and 53rd in 2004.
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- IAAF profile for João N'Tyamba
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