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- ↑ "Athletics RUIZ Jorge - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "Jorge Armando Ruiz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 50km Walk - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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