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Nickname | Mirko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Poprad, Czechoslovakia | 8 March 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Štrba, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Haemophilia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SK Zarnovica/Polstav Bystricany 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sasa Dragas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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