Marisa Jervella

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Marisa Jervella
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NationalitySwiss
Born (1968-09-24) 24 September 1968 (age 50)
Sport
Sport Gymnastics

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Marisa Jervella Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 11 August 2019.