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References
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes - H Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list shot put Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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