Andries du Plessis

South African pole vaulter (1910-1979)
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Andries du Plessis

Summary

Andries du Plessis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Germiston[2]. He was born on +1910-10-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Krugersdorp[4]. He died on +1979-10-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a pole vaulter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Germiston[2], Andries du Plessis…
  • Andries du Plessis passed away in Krugersdorp[4].
  • Andries du Plessis was born on +1910-10-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Andries du Plessis was born on +1911-10-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Andries du Plessis died on +1979-10-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Andries du Plessis held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Andries du Plessis worked as a pole vaulter[6].
  • Andries du Plessis's image is recorded as Pole vaulter Andries Stephanus du Plessis, 1938 - photographer Sam Hood (7628119294).jpg[10].
  • Andries du Plessis is recorded as male[11].
  • Andries du Plessis's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Andries du Plessis's Commons category is recorded as Andries du Plessis[13].
  • Andries du Plessis's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Andries du Plessis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05h29hf[15].
  • Andries du Plessis's family name is recorded as du Plessis[16].
  • Andries du Plessis's given name is recorded as Andries[17].
  • Andries du Plessis's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14558392[18].
  • Andries du Plessis's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Andries du Plessis's participant in is recorded as 1934 British Empire Games[20].
  • Andries du Plessis's participant in is recorded as 1938 British Empire Games[21].
  • Andries du Plessis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Andries du Plessis's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as du/andries-du-plessis-1[23].
  • Andries du Plessis's country for sport is recorded as South Africa[24].
  • Andries du Plessis's sports discipline competed in is recorded as pole vault[25].
  • Andries du Plessis's Prabook ID is recorded as 2582906[26].
  • Andries du Plessis's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 8737[27].

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Origins and Family

Andries du Plessis's place of birth was Germiston[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1910-10-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1911-10-01T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

Andries du Plessis's professions included pole vaulter[6].

Death and Burial

Andries du Plessis died on +1979-10-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Krugersdorp[4].

Why It Matters

Andries du Plessis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Andries du Plessis born?

Andries du Plessis was born in Germiston[2].

Where did Andries du Plessis die?

Andries du Plessis passed away in Krugersdorp[4].

What did Andries du Plessis do for work?

Andries du Plessis worked as pole vaulter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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