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- ↑ Matt Giusto at Sports Reference
- ↑ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ GBR Athletics
- ↑ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions".
- ↑ "USA Track & Field - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions".
- ↑ "USA Track & Field - Men".
- ↑ https://www.legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/giusto.htm USATF Bio
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