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Athens 2004: (L to R) Marie-Helene Premont (silver) of Canada, Gunn-Rita Dahle (gold) of Norway and Sabine Spitz (bronze).

Athens 2004: (L to R) Marie-Helene Premont (silver) of Canada, Gunn-Rita Dahle (gold) of Norway and Sabine Spitz (bronze).

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