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| Born | 3 May 1990 Tangshan, Hebei, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | water polo | ||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 19 August 2015. | |||||||||||||||
Zhang Cong (born 3 May 1990) is a water polo player of China.
She was part of the Chinese team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, [1] and the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
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