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| Born | 3 March 1957 (age 67) Bucharest, Romania [1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Handball | |||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo București [2] | |||||||||||
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