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- 1 2 3 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 494, 497. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "1990 Male Results". California International Marathon. Sacramento, California. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
