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- ↑ European Junior Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ↑ 1994 European Indoor Championships, men's results - Sporting Heroes
- ↑ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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