Gabriella Varga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 7 April 1982||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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