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 Nika Khatiashvili in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Nikoloz Khatiashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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