Bob Backus

American hammer thrower (1926-1999)
Person human Q4931712
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Bob Backus

Summary

Bob Backus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on +1926-07-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hanover[4]. He died on +1999-06-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a hammer thrower[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Bob Backus…
  • Bob Backus died in Hanover[4].
  • Bob Backus was born on +1926-07-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bob Backus died on +1999-06-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bob Backus held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bob Backus's professions included hammer thrower[6].
  • Bob Backus's education included a stint at Tufts University[9].
  • Bob Backus is recorded as male[10].
  • Bob Backus's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bob Backus's sport is recorded as athletics[12].
  • Bob Backus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05q41sc[13].
  • Bob Backus's family name is recorded as Backus[14].
  • Bob Backus's given name is recorded as Bob[15].
  • Bob Backus's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556012[16].
  • Bob Backus's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[17].
  • Bob Backus's participant in is recorded as 1955 Pan American Games[18].
  • Bob Backus's participant in is recorded as 1959 Pan American Games[19].
  • Bob Backus's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ba/bob-backus-1[20].
  • Bob Backus's country for sport is recorded as United States[21].
  • Bob Backus's sports discipline competed in is recorded as hammer throw[22].
  • Bob Backus's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000177308005963[23].
  • Bob Backus's Prabook ID is recorded as 1914161[24].
  • Bob Backus's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 12696[25].
  • Bob Backus's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 78063[26].
  • Bob Backus's InterSportStats athlete ID is recorded as 3000012857[27].

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Origins and Family

Bob Backus's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on +1926-07-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bob Backus's education included a stint at Tufts University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Bob Backus worked as a hammer thrower[6].

Death and Burial

Bob Backus died on +1999-06-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Hanover[4].

Why It Matters

Bob Backus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Bob Backus born?

Born in Boston[2], Bob Backus…

Where did Bob Backus die?

Bob Backus died in Hanover[4].

What did Bob Backus do for work?

Bob Backus worked as hammer thrower[6].

Where did Bob Backus go to school?

Bob Backus was educated at Tufts University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.

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