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- ↑ "Winners list 1974-2021" (PDF). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ "G. HOET ET A. MONSIEUR, LAURÉATES DU TROPHÉE NATIONAL VICTOR BOIN 2022" (in French). Belgian Paralympic Committee. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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- ↑ "JEAN-FRANÇOIS DEBERG, LAURÉAT DU TROPHÉE NATIONAL VICTOR BOIN 2024" (in French). Belgian Paralympic Committee. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.