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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heather Gooding Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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