Ben Jipcho

Kenyan athlete (1943–2020)
Person human Q614578
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Ben Jipcho

Summary

Ben Jipcho is a human[1]. He was born in Mount Elgon District[2]. He was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Eldoret[4]. He died on +2020-07-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ben Jipcho was born in Mount Elgon District[2].
  • Ben Jipcho passed away in Eldoret[4].
  • Ben Jipcho was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ben Jipcho died on +2020-07-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ben Jipcho held citizenship in Kenya[9].
  • Ben Jipcho worked as a middle-distance runner[6].
  • Ben Jipcho worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • Ben Jipcho's image is recorded as Ben Jipcho 1972.jpg[10].
  • Ben Jipcho is recorded as male[11].
  • Ben Jipcho's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • The cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome[13].
  • Ben Jipcho's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Ben Jipcho's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09q69x[15].
  • Ben Jipcho's given name is recorded as Ben[16].
  • Ben Jipcho's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14348335[17].
  • Ben Jipcho's manner of death is recorded as pending investigation[18].
  • Ben Jipcho's described by source is recorded as Ben Jipcho, a Runner Who Sacrificed Himself for a Teammate, Dies at 77[19].
  • Ben Jipcho's described by source is recorded as Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[20].
  • Ben Jipcho's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Ben Jipcho's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Ben Jipcho's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ji/ben-jipcho-1[23].
  • Ben Jipcho's country for sport is recorded as Kenya[24].
  • Ben Jipcho's start of work period is recorded as +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Ben Jipcho's end of work period is recorded as +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Ben Jipcho's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+170'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ben Jipcho was born in Mount Elgon District[2]. He was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

Ben Jipcho died on +2020-07-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Eldoret[4]. The cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome[13].

Why It Matters

Ben Jipcho ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Ben Jipcho born?

Ben Jipcho's place of birth was Mount Elgon District[2].

Where did Ben Jipcho die?

Ben Jipcho passed away in Eldoret[4].

What did Ben Jipcho do for work?

Ben Jipcho worked as middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . runnersworld.com. runnersworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . runnersworld.com. runnersworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 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.
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  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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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