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- ↑ See the race on YouTube
- ↑ see, for example, "The World Athletics Championships 1983" / Yleisurheilun MM-kisat 1983, written by the "Runner" / Juoksija magazine's journalists and published in Finland in 1983; "The Big Olympic Book 4" / Suuri Olympiateos 4, published in Finland in 1984.
- ↑ see, for example, "The Sports Information 1985" / Urheilutieto 1985, a sports yearbook published in Finland in 1985 or 1986
- ↑ see, for example, "The World Athletics Championships 1987" / Yleisurheilun MM-kisat 1987, written and published by the "Runner" magazine's journalists in Finland in 1987
- ↑ see, for example, "The World Athletics Championships 1991" / Yleisurheilun MM-kisat 1991, written by the "Runner" / Juoksija magazine's journalists and published in Finland in 1991
- ↑ Utah Areas LDS sports newsletter [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
- ↑ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
- ↑ Church News Archives (29 Jul 1988). "Olympic notebook". www.thechurchnews.com. Retrieved 28 Sep 2023.
