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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. The nominator may not realize that his nomination statement -- "he did appear in the Olympics" -- amounts to an automatic keep under WP:NOLYMPICS. Criterion 1 of WP:SKCRIT would therefore apply. (non-admin closure) Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:08, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Stub of a subject that only appears in listings and has no significant coverage whatsoever. He did appear in the Olympics but did not win anything so I doubt that constitutes notability. ALongStay (talk) 00:42, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:05, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:05, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.