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- ↑ Annick Clouvel at World Athletics
- ↑ "French Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ Langé, Isabelle (19 August 2016). "JO Rio 2016 : Élodie Clouvel aux Jeux Olympiques, l'ambition de toute une famille". RTL (in French). Véronique, Paul. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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