Full name | Tiaan Henk Swanepoel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Stellenberg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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