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- ↑ Majvor Welander's profile at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- 1 2 "Olympedia – Majvor Welander".
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Majvor Welander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
