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- ↑ "Beijing 2008 Laser – One Person Dinghy men – Olympic Beijing 2008 Sailing". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "London 2012 Laser – One Person Dinghy men – Olympic Sailing". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "America's Cup - Two more NZL Sailing Team members sign with Team NZ". Sailworld.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Yachting: Murdoch, Junior set for Rio Olympics showdown in Finn class". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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