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- ↑ "Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly Results - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ↑ "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Chinese Sports Delegation Roster". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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