Tavakalo Kailes (born 14 July 1973) is a

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an athlete, born on Efate. Kailes competed at the

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held in

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, he entered the

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where he finished 7th out of eight runners in his heat and so didn't qualify for the next round.Sports Reference Profile
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* 1973 births Living people People from Shefa Province Vanuatuan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Vanuatu Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Vanuatu {{Vanuatu-athletics-bio-stub