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Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 30 May 1953
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Sport | Biathlon |
Luis Ríos (born 30 May 1953) is an Argentine biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]
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