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Full name | Marcelo Ariel Quassi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Avellaneda, Argentina | 9 November 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal atrophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S5, SB4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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