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- ↑ "James Lintott". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Amateur Championships" . Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 19 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
