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- ↑ Díaz Susavila, Tony (13 February 2015). "Orlando Cowley del Barrio" (in Spanish). JIT.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orlando Cowley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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