Birth name | Juan Francisco Gomez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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