Bob Beamon

American track and field athlete
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Bob Beamon

Summary

Bob Beamon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jamaica[2]. He was born on August 29, 1946[3]. He worked as an athletics competitor[4], basketball player[5], and athlete[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,778 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bob Beamon was born in Jamaica[2].
  • Bob Beamon was born on August 29, 1946[3].
  • Bob Beamon held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bob Beamon worked as an athletics competitor[4].
  • Bob Beamon worked as a basketball player[5].
  • Bob Beamon worked as an athlete[6].
  • Bob Beamon was educated at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University[9].
  • Bob Beamon's education included a stint at University of Texas at El Paso[10].
  • Bob Beamon was educated at Jamaica High School[11].
  • Bob Beamon's education included a stint at Adelphi University[12].
  • Bob Beamon is recorded as male[13].
  • Bob Beamon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bob Beamon's Commons category is recorded as Bob Beamon[15].
  • Bob Beamon's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Bob Beamon's sport is recorded as basketball[17].
  • Bob Beamon's family name is recorded as Beamon[18].
  • Bob Beamon's given name is recorded as Bob[19].
  • Bob Beamon's participant in is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Bob Beamon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Bob Beamon's country for sport is recorded as United States[22].
  • Bob Beamon's height is recorded as {'amount': '+191'}[23].
  • Bob Beamon's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+70'}[24].
  • Bob Beamon's sports discipline competed in is recorded as long jump[25].
  • Bob Beamon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • Bob Beamon's P14843 is recorded as 13407[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Jamaica[2], Bob Beamon… he was born on August 29, 1946[3].

Education

Educated at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University[9], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in Greensboro[31]; University of Texas at El Paso[10], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1914[34], headquartered in El Paso[35]; Jamaica High School[11], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1892[38]; and Adelphi University[12], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1896[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[4], basketball player[5], and athlete[6].

Why It Matters

Bob Beamon ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,778 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Bob Beamon born?

Bob Beamon was born in Jamaica[2].

What did Bob Beamon do for work?

Bob Beamon worked as athletics competitor[4], basketball player[5], and athlete[6].

Where did Bob Beamon go to school?

Bob Beamon was educated at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University[9], University of Texas at El Paso[10], Jamaica High School[11], and Adelphi University[12].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All-athletics.com id (archived) → 282727
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/52731|batch #52731]]"
  2. 4w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14843 → 13407
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14843]]: 13407, add P14843 (13407) via [[toolforge:trackbot|ncaadb]]"
  3. 4w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics podium person id → 18667
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13725]]: 18667, add P13725 (18667) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
  4. 13w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 30343
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 30343, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296175952|Bob Beamon (#296175952)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] #mix'n'"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1968 Summer Olympics
    Given name → Bob
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Country for sport → United States
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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