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Full name | Kristian Michael Smeeton Callaghan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Born | Reading, England | 1 July 1993||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | England | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||
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