| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Rodney Orbell | |||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1963 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
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