José Esteban Valle
Nicaraguan athlete

José Esteban Valle (5 September 1942 – 27 December 2004) was a Nicaraguan racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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