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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1990 Cottbus, Germany [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jana Majunke (born 21 August 1990) is a German Paralympic cyclist.
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