# Jan Tau

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{{short description|South African long-distance runner}}
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| nationality = South African
| sport       = Long-distance running
| event       = Marathon
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1960|1|18|df=yes}}
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'''Jan Tau''' (born 18 January 1960) is a South African [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_track_event). He competed in the [men's marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon) at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/jan-tau-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/jan-tau-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Jan Tau Olympic Results |accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref>

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{{Footer Enschede Marathon Champions Men}}
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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:South African men long-distance runners
Category:South African men marathon runners
Category:Olympic athletes for South Africa
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century South African sportsmen

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