Bob Lay

Australian sprinter
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Bob Lay

Summary

Bob Lay is a human[1]. He was born in Glebe[2]. He was born on +1944-03-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-08-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a sprinter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bob Lay's place of birth was Glebe[2].
  • Bob Lay was born on +1944-03-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bob Lay died on +2022-08-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Bob Lay held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • Bob Lay's professions included sprinter[5].
  • Bob Lay received the Member of the Order of Australia[8].
  • Bob Lay received the Australian Sports Medal[9].
  • Bob Lay received the Centenary Medal[10].
  • Bob Lay's image is recorded as Bob Lay 1964.jpg[11].
  • Bob Lay is recorded as male[12].
  • Bob Lay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bob Lay's Commons category is recorded as Bob Lay[14].
  • Bob Lay's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Bob Lay's family name is recorded as Lay[16].
  • Bob Lay's given name is recorded as Bob[17].
  • Bob Lay's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14354367[18].
  • Bob Lay's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Bob Lay's participant in is recorded as 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games[20].
  • Bob Lay's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as la/bob-lay-1[21].
  • Bob Lay's country for sport is recorded as Australia[22].
  • Bob Lay's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c533kj7t[23].
  • Bob Lay's Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID is recorded as robert-lay[24].
  • Bob Lay's Australian Athletics Historical Results athlete ID is recorded as 643[25].
  • Bob Lay's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 7731[26].
  • Bob Lay's Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID is recorded as 35558[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glebe[2], Bob Lay… he was born on +1944-03-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bob Lay's professions included sprinter[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of Australia[8], a grade of an order[28], in Australia[29]; Australian Sports Medal[9], a sports award[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1999[32]; and Centenary Medal[10], a medallion[33], in Australia[34], founded in 2001[35].

Death and Burial

Bob Lay died on +2022-08-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Bob Lay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Bob Lay born?

Born in Glebe[2], Bob Lay…

What did Bob Lay do for work?

Bob Lay worked as sprinter[5].

What awards did Bob Lay receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[8], Australian Sports Medal[9], and Centenary Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Athletics Australia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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