Claressa Shields

American boxer
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Summary

Claressa Shields was born on March 17, 1995[1], in Flint[2]. She has worked as a boxer[3]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,930 views/month, #5,903 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Educated at: University of Olivet[6], Flint Northwestern High School[7]
  • Award received: Christy Martin Award[8]
  • Sex or gender: female[9]
  • Commons category: Claressa Shields[10]
  • Sport: boxing[11]
  • Family name: Shields[12]
  • Given name: Claressa[13]
  • Participant in: boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's middleweight[14], boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's middleweight[15]
  • Nickname: T-Rex[16]
  • Country for sport: United States[17]
  • Height: 178 cm[18]
  • Mass: 75 kg[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[20]
  • Social media followers: 58,678[21], 81,190[22], 120,819[23]

Why It Matters

Claressa Shields has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Claressa Shields born?

Claressa Shields was born in Flint[2].

What did Claressa Shields do for work?

Claressa Shields worked as a boxer[3].

Where did Claressa Shields go to school?

Claressa Shields was educated at University of Olivet[6] and Flint Northwestern High School[7].

What awards did Claressa Shields receive?

Honors received include Christy Martin Award[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [3] ↑ . BoxRec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . bwaa.org. Retrieved . bwaa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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