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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernie Suwara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
