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| Born | 16 September 1980 Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Belinda Wright (born 16 September 1980) is a softball player from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]
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