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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otto Bock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Dansk deltagelse ved Olympiske Lege 1896–1980" (PDF) (in Danish). statletik.dk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.