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| Birth name | Brice Dulin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Agen, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 ¼ in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (13 st 12 lb; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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