Anita Lonsbrough

British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder
Person human Q446456
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Anita Lonsbrough

Summary

Anita Lonsbrough is a human[1]. She was born in Huddersfield[2]. She was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a swimmer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Anita Lonsbrough's place of birth was Huddersfield[2].
  • Anita Lonsbrough was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Anita Lonsbrough's spouses was Hugh Porter[6].
  • Anita Lonsbrough held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's professions included swimmer[4].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's education included a stint at St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford[8].
  • Anita Lonsbrough received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Anita Lonsbrough received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[10].
  • Anita Lonsbrough received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].
  • Anita Lonsbrough is recorded as female[12].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[14].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08zlv0[15].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's given name is recorded as Anita[16].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[17].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's participant in is recorded as 1960 Summer Olympics[18].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metre breaststroke[19].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as lo/anita-lonsbrough-1[21].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's GTAA ID is recorded as 127138[23].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}[24].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's Swimrankings.net swimmer ID is recorded as 4846723[25].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as anita-lonsbrough[26].
  • Anita Lonsbrough's Prabook ID is recorded as 2586250[27].

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Origins and Family

Anita Lonsbrough's place of birth was Huddersfield[2]. She was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Anita Lonsbrough was educated at St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford[8].

Career and Affiliations

Anita Lonsbrough worked as a swimmer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; International Swimming Hall of Fame[10], a sports hall of fame[30], in United States[31], founded in 1964[32]; and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11], a Sportsperson of the Year[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1954[35].

Personal Life

Among Anita Lonsbrough's spouses was Hugh Porter[6].

Why It Matters

Anita Lonsbrough ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Anita Lonsbrough born?

Born in Huddersfield[2], Anita Lonsbrough…

Who was Anita Lonsbrough married to?

Anita Lonsbrough's spouses include Hugh Porter[6].

What did Anita Lonsbrough do for work?

Anita Lonsbrough worked as swimmer[4].

Where did Anita Lonsbrough go to school?

Anita Lonsbrough was educated at St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford[8].

What awards did Anita Lonsbrough receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9], International Swimming Hall of Fame[10], and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] . swimrankings.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . World Aquatics database. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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