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References
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 6 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian championships in high jump Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list high jump Archived 7 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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