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References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kent Callister". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ Kent Callister – Australia Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Sochi 2014 Olympics
- ↑ Jeffery, Nicole (8 February 2014). "Kent Callister has a family connection to Vegemite". The Australian. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
