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References
- ↑ "Olga Kristina hevur góðar vónar". Faroe Islands Football Association. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Olga Kristina Hansen". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ "Landsliðsleikarar 1995-2019". fsf.fo. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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