Birth name | Álvaro Galindo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tucumán, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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