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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1963 Meissen, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Germany) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 (East Germany) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maike Arlt (born 24 September 1963) is a German former volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1]
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