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| Nationality |  Guatemala | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1989 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5.64 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 16 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Andrea Dennise Aldana Bennett is a Guatemalan sports sailor. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 32nd place. [2]
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Xu Lijia is a Chinese sailboat racer who won a bronze medal in women's Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she was the flag bearer for China at the closing ceremony.
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