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- ↑ "History". www.allenglandbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017.
- ↑ "Birth". FreeBMD.
- ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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