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- 1 2 3 4 "Ann Shurrock bio, stats, and results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "Archery at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: women's individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "Archery at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: women's individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "Ann Shurrock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "Neroli Fairhall". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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