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- ↑ "Hunt relies on humor to promote gymnastics", The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 3 February 1986.
- 1 2 Nadia Tour uneven bar performance (1981) on YouTube
- 1 2 Floor Exercise routine (1980) on YouTube
- 1 2 Balance beam routine (1988) on YouTube
- 1 2 3 Teachers & Staff Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine , Hunt's Gymnastics Academy
- 1 2 3 Floor routine by Paul Hunt (c. 1987)on YouTube; sportscaster commentators unknown. Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Big Ten Conference 2006-07 Big Ten Records Book, Men's Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ Roster of Winners of Individual and Team Championships in Sports During 1973, New York Times, 23 December 1973. Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Balance beam routine by Paul Hunt (c. 1988) on YouTube; sportscaster commentators unknown.