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| Birth name | Mansour Al-Rashedi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 12, 1984 Kuwait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kuwait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Skeet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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