Birth name | Gavin Hume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 March 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Riversdale, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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