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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Just nu: Nils van der Poel får SvD:s bragdguld" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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- ↑ Astrid Einarsson (3 December 2024). "Armand Duplantis får Bragdguldet 2024". SVT Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2024.