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- ↑ "Karl-Martin Rammo - Estonian Yacht Club". puri.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
- ↑ "RAMMO Karl-Martin". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
