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- 1 2 "Christian Bernardi: SMR Paralympian", Sammarinese Paralympic Committee
- ↑ "I documenti" Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine , San Marino Paralympic Committee
- ↑ "Il percorso di Christian Bernardi verso Londra 2012 passa per l’Olanda" Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine , Giornale, 23 June 2012
- ↑ "Christian Bernardi rappresenterà San Marino alle paralimpiadi" Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine , SMTV, 26 June 2012
- ↑ Results: Men's Shot Put - F54/55/56 Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine , official website
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