| Barbara Chiu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Chiu Barbara | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 14, 1964 (age 60) Canton, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Chiu (born July 14, 1964) is a table tennis player from Canada. [1] She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]
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