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- ↑ "Petronella de Jong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Petronella de Jong". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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