Dave Sime

American Olympic sprinter, multi-sport athlete, and a pioneering ophthalmologist, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 Olympic Games
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Dave Sime
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Dave Sime

Summary

Dave Sime is a human[1]. He was born in Paterson[2]. He was born on +1936-07-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Miami[4]. He died on +2016-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dave Sime's place of birth was Paterson[2].
  • Dave Sime passed away in Miami[4].
  • Dave Sime was born on +1936-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dave Sime died on +2016-01-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Dave Sime held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Dave Sime worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Dave Sime was educated at Duke University[9].
  • Dave Sime's education included a stint at Fair Lawn High School[10].
  • Dave Sime received the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[11].
  • Dave Sime's image is recorded as Dave Sime 1960.jpg[12].
  • Dave Sime is recorded as male[13].
  • Dave Sime's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Dave Sime's Commons category is recorded as Dave Sime[15].
  • The cause of death was cancer[16].
  • Dave Sime's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Dave Sime's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044lqx[18].
  • Dave Sime's family name is recorded as Sime[19].
  • Dave Sime's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • Dave Sime's relative is recorded as Ed McCaffrey[21].
  • Dave Sime's relative is recorded as Max McCaffrey[22].
  • Dave Sime's relative is recorded as Christian McCaffrey[23].
  • Dave Sime's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14348020[24].
  • Dave Sime's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Dave Sime's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000052328[26].
  • Dave Sime's participant in is recorded as 1960 Summer Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Dave Sime's place of birth was Paterson[2]. He was born on +1936-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Durham[31] and Fair Lawn High School[10], a high school[32], in United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Dave Sime worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Recognition

Dave Sime received the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[11].

Death and Burial

Dave Sime died on +2016-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Miami[4]. The cause of death was cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Dave Sime ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Dave Sime born?

Dave Sime was born in Paterson[2].

Where did Dave Sime die?

Dave Sime passed away in Miami[4].

What did Dave Sime do for work?

Dave Sime worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Dave Sime go to school?

Dave Sime was educated at Duke University[9] and Fair Lawn High School[10].

What awards did Dave Sime receive?

Honors received include North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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