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- ↑ "OLIVER OETKE". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "MEN'S OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL PARTICIPANTS" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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