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- ↑ "Switzerland Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Men 4x400m Relay Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Swiss Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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