 Kivi in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Trollhattan, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lilla Edets JK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 39000 | ||||||||||||||
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