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Full name | Alessandro Sorgente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 26, 1997 26) Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. [1] | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy (2024–present) United States (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Park skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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