Full name | Willem Leon Massyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Monument High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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