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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1973 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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