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- ↑ "Vreny Burger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ↑ "Vreny BURGER - Olympic Archery | Switzerland". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
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