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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Georgiadis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 8 January 2015.
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