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- ↑ "Joseph Murphy". fei.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ London2012.com Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Joseph Murphy". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Joseph Murphy's Olympian sacrifice". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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