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- 1 2 "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org . 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sharlene Mawdsley". The Speed Project. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships - Toruń (Poland) - 400m Women - Round 1 - Results Summary" (PDF). European-Athletics.com. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 March 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Semi-finals" (pdf). IAAF.org . 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ @gregallenRTE (28 August 2023). "Have a look at this. As 400 metre hurdles world champ Femke Bol ran the fastest final leg of the women's 400m relay last night, the only other athlete faster on leg 4 than @sharlenem229 was 400 metres silver Natalia Kaczmarek. In her 6th race in 9 days, Sharlene clocked 49.60 😳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Qualification" (PDF). IAAF.org . 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "RESULT 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Final" (pdf). IAAF.org . 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mawdsley advances to 400m semis, agony for Sarah Healy". RTÉ Sport . 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Allen, Greg (1 March 2024). "Mawdsley disqualified from World Indoors 400m final". RTÉ.ie .
- ↑ "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ↑ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
