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Full name | Alexis Rubalcaba Polledo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas | September 9, 1972||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Super Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 Summer Olympics
1999 Pan American Games
2000 Summer Olympics
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