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Bill Burton

American discus thrower
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Summary

Bill Burton was born on March 29, 1915[1]. He died on May 13, 1984[2]. He worked as a discus thrower[3].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[4]
  • Sex or gender: male[5]
  • Sport: athletics[6]
  • Family name: Burton[7]
  • Given name: Bill[8]
  • Participant in: 1948 Summer Olympics[9]
  • Country for sport: United States[10]

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What did Bill Burton do for work?

Bill Burton worked as a discus thrower[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [1] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11hbpdfx14
    Wikidata description → American discus thrower
    Olympedia people id → 78182
    Family name → Burton
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of birth: 29 March 1915"
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