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- 1 2 "Guld til 49'eren – dr.dk/Sporten/OL2008" (in Danish). Dr.dk. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "Hrvatskim jedriličarima nagrada za fair play" (in Croatian). tportal. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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