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Nationality | Salvadoran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 July 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Men's 62 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 24 August 2012. |
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