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- ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – North Korea Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Jon Myong-Hui Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
