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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manolita Cinco Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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- ↑ Cinco, Lito (29 June 2014). "Pinoy Olympians meet and reminisce". Manila Standard. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
