 Lijtenstein during Uruguay's match against USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guillermo Lijtenstein (born 14 September 1990) is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. He competed for the Uruguay national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] [2]
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