Daley Thompson

British decathlete
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Daley Thompson

Summary

Daley Thompson is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1958-07-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an athletics competitor[4]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (780 views/month, #6,591 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Daley Thompson was born in London[2].
  • Daley Thompson was born on +1958-07-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Daley Thompson held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Daley Thompson worked as an athletics competitor[4].
  • Daley Thompson received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7].
  • Daley Thompson received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[8].
  • Daley Thompson's image is recorded as Daley Thomson 2007 Laureus day.jpg[9].
  • Daley Thompson is recorded as male[10].
  • Daley Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Daley Thompson's member of sports team is recorded as Mansfield Town F.C.[12].
  • Daley Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000124063178[13].
  • Daley Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 282772448[14].
  • Daley Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80120017[15].
  • Daley Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Daley Thompson[16].
  • Daley Thompson's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Daley Thompson's sport is recorded as association football[18].
  • Daley Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m7_9[19].
  • Daley Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[20].
  • Daley Thompson's given name is recorded as Francis[21].
  • Daley Thompson's given name is recorded as Morgan[22].
  • Daley Thompson's given name is recorded as Ayodele[23].
  • Daley Thompson's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX6531491[24].
  • Daley Thompson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 151896747[25].
  • Daley Thompson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14355218[26].
  • Daley Thompson's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 871/000173352[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Daley Thompson was born in London[2]. He was born on +1958-07-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Daley Thompson's professions included athletics competitor[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[8], a Sportsperson of the Year[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1954[32].

Why It Matters

Daley Thompson ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (780 views/month, #6,591 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Daley Thompson born?

Born in London[2], Daley Thompson…

What did Daley Thompson do for work?

Daley Thompson worked as athletics competitor[4].

What awards did Daley Thompson receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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