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] and basketball player^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).^[6]

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^[7].
• Bob Beamon worked as an athletics competitor^[4].
• Bob Beamon worked as a basketball player^[5].
• Bob Beamon was educated at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University^[8].
• Bob Beamon was educated at University of Texas at El Paso^[9].
• Bob Beamon's education included a stint at Jamaica High School^[10].
• Bob Beamon was educated at Adelphi University^[11].
• Bob Beamon is recorded as male^[12].
• Bob Beamon's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Bob Beamon's Commons category is recorded as Bob Beamon^[14].
• Bob Beamon's sport is recorded as athletics^[15].
• Bob Beamon's sport is recorded as basketball^[16].
• Bob Beamon's family name is recorded as Beamon^[17].
• Bob Beamon's given name is recorded as Bob^[18].
• Bob Beamon's participant in is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics^[19].
• Bob Beamon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Bob Beamon's country for sport is recorded as United States^[21].
• Bob Beamon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+191'}^[22].
• Bob Beamon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+70'}^[23].
• Bob Beamon's sports discipline competed in is recorded as long jump^[24].
• Bob Beamon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].

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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^[8], a public university^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1891^[28], headquartered in Greensboro^[29]; University of Texas at El Paso^[9], a public research university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1914^[32], headquartered in El Paso^[33]; Jamaica High School^[10], a high school^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1892^[36]; and Adelphi University^[11], a university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1896^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor^[4] and basketball player^[5].

Why It Matters

Bob Beamon ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

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] and basketball player^[5].

Where did Bob Beamon go to school?

Bob Beamon was educated at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University^[8], University of Texas at El Paso^[9], Jamaica High School^[10], and Adelphi University^[11].