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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "El-Mehdi Sallah Diab Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Olympedia – El-Mehdi Sallah Diab". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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