Full name | Shohei Hirano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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