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- ↑ MacIver, Amy (8 July 2021). "Meet Dallas Oberholzer, the 46-year-old pro South African skater off to Olympics". CapeTalk (Radio interview). Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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- ↑ https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/skateboarding/men-s-park
- ↑ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/skateboarding/men-s-park/qual--------
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- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-skateboarding-africa-mental-health-4737d748badb97b7ce083061e27f2595
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