Zehaye Bahta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tsahaye Bahta Tela |
| Born | c. 1932 Italian Eritrea |
| Died | 25.09.1985 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zehaye Bahta Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Zehaye Bahta". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Zehaye Bahta at Cycling Archives
- Zehaye Bahta at ProCyclingStats
- Zehaye Bahta at CycleBase
- Zehaye Bahta at Olympedia
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