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- ↑ "2022 – Major Events". WMRA. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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- ↑ III CAMPEONATO DE EUROPA DE ATLETISMO DE MONTAÑA. European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ↑ 4th EVVA-WMRA European Master Mountain Running Championships. European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ↑ 5th EVAA - EMMRC European Master Mountain Running Championships. European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ↑ VI Campeonato de Europa de Montaña de Veteranos. European Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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