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References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pascal Dobert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- 1 2 Pascal Dobert at World Athletics
- ↑ "How Pascal Dobert turned Evan Jager into America's top steeplechase runner". August 5, 2016.
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