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| Full name | Raymond Grassi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 11, 1983 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Grassi (born February 11, 1983) is a Canadian former ice sledge hockey player. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. He also played in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [1] He is married with two children. After retiring, he has since become a teacher.
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