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- ↑ "Greek Brothers and Sons in the Olympics". 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Melbourne 1956 sharpie 12m2 mixed Results". Olympics.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Melbourne 1956 Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie) Open Resultados". Olympics.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- 1 2 Spanea, Spiridoula (14 July 2020). "Nonagenarian Greek sailor nominated for Guinness World Records". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
