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| Full name | Sam Belkin | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1988 Edgware, London, England [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's FS 97 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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