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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erhan Dursun Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ "ağrı gençlik ve spor il müdürlüğü". agri.gsb.gov.tr (in Turkish). 2022.
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