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- ↑ "Laura Gatto - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ "Senior Outdoor 1999 - Long Jump Women". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
