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| Born | 15 May 1957 Calgary, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Clark Davis (born 15 May 1957 in Calgary) is a Canadian former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
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