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Born | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | 20 June 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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