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- ↑ Palmares Sportvrouw van het jaar standaard.be, 18 december 2011, article in Dutch
- ↑ En zeggen dat Bart bijna een voetballer was hln.be, Bart Mertens, 3 march 2018, article in Dutch
- ↑ België mikt op acht medailles op Wereldspelen demorgen.be, 15 July 2009, article in Dutch
- ↑ Oorsprong speedskating Archived 25 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine isceeklo.be, article in Dutch
- ↑ Laureaten van de Vlaamse sportprijzen sport.vlaanderen, article in Dutch
- ↑ In memoriam Andre Dehertoghe atletiek.be, Michel Jordens, 26 August 2016, article in Dutch
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