Cyprian Tseriwa
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Cyprian Tseriwa
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Cyprian Tseriwa was the first Olympic athlete of African descent for the country of Zimbabwe, running in the 1960 Olympics in Rome in both the 5000m and the 10000m races. He ran under the flag of Southern Rhodesia, a colony of Great Britain. His 5000 metres time at the Rome Olympics was 15:02 and his 10000 metres time was 30.47. Tseriwa was from Mashonaland East. After his Olympic Games appearance in 1960, he was hired to be an athletic instructor for the Wankie Collery. There he coached other l
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Zimbabwean Olympic athlete (1937–2023)
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2024-04-21T00:29:01Z
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