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- ↑ "En kort historia om en 86-åring" (in Swedish). Kvinnliga IK Sport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "SM-slutspel damer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.