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- ↑ "BoxRec: Celedonio Lima". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Celedonio Lima Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ "Celedonio Lima". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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