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- ↑ "Articles about Jan Trussell - latimes". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 17, 2016.
- ↑ Batard, Dan Le (1989-07-12). "Judo Isn't Always Gentle Way : Trussell Takes Tough Road to Women's National Championship by Redirecting Energy Into Sport". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Martial Arts Biography - Steve Scott".
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