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- ↑ "Scott, Ewaliko Highlight Olympic Trials". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. 1980-06-30. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
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- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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- ↑ "Alltime List: Javelin throw (old design) (Men)".
