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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | June 19, 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.svenboekhorst.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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