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Born | Naples, Florida, United States | 28 May 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Belleair Beach, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vlad Farcas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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