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- ↑ "Karen Hultzer Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ London 2012 profile Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today
- ↑ "Olympic archer Karen Hultzer comes out as gay at games". gaystarnews.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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