Cephas Matafi (born May 24, 1971) is a

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an long-distance runner. He competed for his native country at the

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, where he finished in 58th place (2:26:17) in the men's marathon race. His personal best time is 2:15:14 hours, achieved in 1992. He is a two-time champion of the

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in Finland.

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1971 births Living people Zimbabwean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Zimbabwe Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-athletics-bio-stub