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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1978 Prato, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Double trap | |||||||||||||
| Club | Tiro a Volo Bagnolo | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marco Innocenti (born 16 August 1978) is an Italian sport shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
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