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- ↑ Adelaide Track Classic
- ↑ Sydney Track Classic
- ↑ "Fifth national title for studious Solomon".
- ↑ Athletes / JONES Alwyn
- 1 2 Alwyn Jones at World Athletics
- ↑ "Profile of Alwyn JONES | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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