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Full name | Tamara Isabel Leonelli Leonelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tami | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Temuco, Chile | 5 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spina bifida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Cristian Carrasco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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