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References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darryn Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ↑ South Africa's baseball heroes 'not awed' Mail & Guardian, 8 March 2006
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