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- ↑ "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Spyd/Javelin Throw". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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