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| Full name | Anna Tikhomirova | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 04.12.1984 Samara | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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