Mohan Magan Patel (born 11 November 1952 in

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player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the

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, Quebec, Canada. Mohan Patel was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee official website
/ref> He was a deputy principal at Mangere College, retiring in December 2016.

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