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| Born | 28 December 1988 Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | |||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||
| Event | Mogul skiing | |||||
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Sam Hall (born 28 December 1988) is an Australian freestyle skier. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [1]
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