Benjamin Sirimou (born 29 May 1969) is a

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ian sprinter. At the 1996 African Championships he won the silver medals in the

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.African Championships
- GBR Athletics He also competed at the World Championships in 1995 and 1997, as well as in

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at the

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and

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without reaching the final.

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* 1969 births Living people Cameroonian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Cameroon 20th-century Cameroonian people {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub