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- 1 2 "Matt Stonier (OKS), breaks four minute mile barrier to win The Nike Emsley Carr Mile". The Kings's School Canterbury. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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- ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games results". AW. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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