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- ↑ "D". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "Stav/Pole Vault". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ Eirik Greibrokk Dolve at World Athletics
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