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Full name | Merve Cansu Demir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ankara, Turkey | 6 September 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yusuf Kılınçkaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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