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Born | Penrith, New South Wales | 20 June 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Stephen Moss | ||||||||||||||||||||
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