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319:Juniors Carebaco 1988
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1467:2016 Summer Olympics
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460:1996 Summer Olympics
317:Most Valuable Player
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219:1996 Summer Olympics
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30:Personal information
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1369:Terry Leyow
1313:15–4, 15-8
1253:15–6, 15-3
1193:Tournament
1104:Tournament
1075:1-15, 4–15
1004:Tournament
785:First round
708:Jorge Meyer
570:Netherlands
456:First round
439:First round
175:Early years
136:BWF profile
1649:Categories
1486:References
1416:tournament
1407:tournament
1398:tournament
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609:Semi-Final
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302:Eric Bleau
199:Amstelveen
182:Paramaribo
77:Paramaribo
67:1971-08-08
1384:Runner-up
1199:Opponent
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369:4th Place
336:Runner-Up
311:Runner-Up
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1196:Partner
1107:Partner
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1205:Result
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1202:Score
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717:Winner
683:Winner
655:Brazil
626:Winner
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330:Winner
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292:Winner
272:Winner
227:Canada
188:Career
161:London
95:Weight
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1190:Year
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