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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adnan Houjeij Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "Unknown title". Al-Thawra (in Arabic). 20 October 1979. p. 9.
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