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- ↑ "Lara de Liedekerke-Meier". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Lara de Liedekerke-Meier". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Equestrian - Dressage - Team and Individual Day 1 - Session 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
