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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhiy Olizarenko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ Sergey Olizarenko. trackfield.brinkster.net
- 1 2 Nizov, Evgeny. Надежда Олизаренко: победу на Московской Олимпиаде считаю самой важной в карьере! reporter.com.ua (interview with Nadezhda Olizarenko in Russian)
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