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- ↑ "After four years of training, Katrine is the longest-throwing woman in the country". dr.dk. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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- ↑ "Katrine throws the hammer a long way and sets her sights on the Olympics". dr.dk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Hammer Throw Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "Hammer throw women". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "Katrine Koch Jacobsen finishes as number 5 in the EC final: 'I can do so much more'". dr.dk. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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