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References
- ↑ "Best Olympic finishes by nations" (PDF). library.la84.org. Bill Mallon. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Babacar Sar Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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