Jesse Jay Tamangrow (born March 16, 1982) is a

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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.Athlete biography: Jesse Tamangrow
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 Tamangrow represented Palau at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.38 seconds, a personal best for the athlete.

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* 1982 births Living people Palauan male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Palau Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{palau-athletics-bio-stub