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Born | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 8 November 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Intellectual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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