Brian Oldfield

American shot putter (1945–2017)
Person human Q2461228
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Brian Oldfield

Summary

Brian Oldfield is a human[1]. His place of birth was Elgin[2]. He was born on +1945-06-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Elgin[4]. He died on +2017-03-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a shot putter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Brian Oldfield was born in Elgin[2].
  • Brian Oldfield died in Elgin[4].
  • Brian Oldfield was born on +1945-06-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Oldfield died on +2017-03-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Brian Oldfield held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Brian Oldfield worked as a shot putter[6].
  • Brian Oldfield was educated at Middle Tennessee State University[9].
  • Brian Oldfield's education included a stint at Elgin High School[10].
  • Brian Oldfield is recorded as male[11].
  • Brian Oldfield's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Brian Oldfield's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0646120[13].
  • Brian Oldfield's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Brian Oldfield's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qlcz1[15].
  • Brian Oldfield's family name is recorded as Oldfield[16].
  • Brian Oldfield's given name is recorded as Brian[17].
  • Brian Oldfield's significant event is recorded as world record[18].
  • Brian Oldfield's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14350868[19].
  • Brian Oldfield's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000001214[20].
  • Brian Oldfield's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Brian Oldfield's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Brian-Oldfield[22].
  • Brian Oldfield's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ol/brian-oldfield-1[23].
  • Brian Oldfield's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big O'}[24].
  • Brian Oldfield's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brian Ray Oldfield'}[25].
  • Brian Oldfield's country for sport is recorded as United States[26].
  • Brian Oldfield's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brian Oldfield'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Elgin[2], Brian Oldfield… he was born on +1945-06-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Middle Tennessee State University[9], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1911[30] and Elgin High School[10], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1869[33].

Career and Affiliations

Brian Oldfield worked as a shot putter[6].

Death and Burial

Brian Oldfield died on +2017-03-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Elgin[4].

Why It Matters

Brian Oldfield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Brian Oldfield born?

Born in Elgin[2], Brian Oldfield…

Where did Brian Oldfield die?

Brian Oldfield died in Elgin[4].

What did Brian Oldfield do for work?

Brian Oldfield worked as shot putter[6].

Where did Brian Oldfield go to school?

Brian Oldfield was educated at Middle Tennessee State University[9] and Elgin High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . eu.dnj.com. eu.dnj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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