Full name | Ben-Jason Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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