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- ↑ "Jean-Max de Chavigny". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Max de Chavigny". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
