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| Born | 5 August 1977 Fushun,China | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||
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Guo Dandan (born 5 August 1977) is a Chinese freestyle skier. She was born in Fushun. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, in women's aerials. [1]
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