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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marnix Vervinck Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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