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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 4 October 1992||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Skating Club Courmayeur | ||||||||||||||||
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Cynthia Mascitto (born 4 October 1992) is an Italian short track speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]
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