Cy Young

American javelin thrower (1928–2017)
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Cy Young

Summary

Cy Young is a human[1]. He was born in Modesto[2]. He was born on +1928-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Modesto[4]. He died on +2017-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a javelin thrower[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Cy Young was born in Modesto[2].
  • Cy Young died in Modesto[4].
  • Cy Young was born on +1928-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cy Young died on +2017-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cy Young held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Cy Young worked as a javelin thrower[6].
  • Cy Young was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Cy Young's education included a stint at Modesto High School[10].
  • Cy Young's image is recorded as Cy Young 1950.jpg[11].
  • Cy Young is recorded as male[12].
  • Cy Young's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Cy Young's Commons category is recorded as Cyrus Young[14].
  • The cause of death was dementia[15].
  • Cy Young's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Cy Young's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kt301[17].
  • Cy Young's family name is recorded as Young[18].
  • Cy Young's given name is recorded as Cy[19].
  • Cy Young's given name is recorded as Cyrus[20].
  • Cy Young's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14555041[21].
  • Cy Young's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Cy Young's described by source is recorded as Cy Young, Only American to Win Gold in Javelin, Is Dead at 89[23].
  • Cy Young's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Cy Young's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Cy Young's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Cy Young's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as yo/cy-young-1[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Modesto[2], Cy Young… he was born on +1928-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Modesto High School[10], a high school[32], in United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Cy Young's professions included javelin thrower[6].

Death and Burial

Cy Young died on +2017-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Modesto[4]. The cause of death was dementia[15].

Why It Matters

Cy Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Cy Young born?

Born in Modesto[2], Cy Young…

Where did Cy Young die?

Cy Young died in Modesto[4].

What did Cy Young do for work?

Cy Young worked as javelin thrower[6].

Where did Cy Young go to school?

Cy Young was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9] and Modesto High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . modbee.com. modbee.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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