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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malick Seck Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
