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References
- ↑ "Archie Currie". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Archie Currie bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
