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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Farmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ FIBA Archive. 1994 World Championship for Women. New Zealand. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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