Birth name | William Demotte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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