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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natallia Marchanka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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