Amelie Solja

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Amelie Solja
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NationalityAustrian
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 32)
Kandel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Sport
SportTable tennis

Amelie Solja (born 29 September 1990) is an Austrian table tennis player, born in Kandel, Germany. She competed in women's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [1] Her sister Petrissa Solja was a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games for Germany. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amelie Solja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "Petrissa Solja Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-02.