![]() Vandrey in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Schwedt, Germany [1] | 11 December 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | C-2 1000 m, C-4 500 m, C-4 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | KC Potsdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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