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- ↑ Mihal, Lukáš (27 June 2024). "Šermířský klan Jurků znovu na olympiádě. Nejmladší členka na ODM v obklíčení olympioniků" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ "Jaroslav Jurka Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
