David Bedford

British long distance runner
Person human Q710339
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David Bedford

Summary

David Bedford is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on +1949-12-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner[4] and athletics competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], David Bedford…
  • David Bedford was born on +1949-12-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Bedford held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • David Bedford worked as a long-distance runner[4].
  • David Bedford worked as an athletics competitor[5].
  • David Bedford's education included a stint at St Mary's University, Twickenham[8].
  • David Bedford received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • David Bedford's image is recorded as David Bedford 1972.jpg[10].
  • David Bedford is recorded as male[11].
  • David Bedford's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Bedford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91251576[13].
  • David Bedford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016134645[14].
  • David Bedford's Commons category is recorded as David Bedford (athlete)[15].
  • David Bedford's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35016379[16].
  • David Bedford's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • David Bedford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cxj22[18].
  • David Bedford's family name is recorded as Bedford[19].
  • David Bedford's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David Bedford's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14346154[21].
  • David Bedford's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000003851[22].
  • David Bedford's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 791382[23].
  • David Bedford's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[24].
  • David Bedford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • David Bedford's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as be/dave-bedford-1[26].
  • David Bedford's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Bedford was born in London[2]. He was born on +1949-12-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David Bedford was educated at St Mary's University, Twickenham[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Recognition

David Bedford received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9].

Why It Matters

David Bedford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was David Bedford born?

Born in London[2], David Bedford…

What did David Bedford do for work?

David Bedford worked as long-distance runner[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Where did David Bedford go to school?

David Bedford was educated at St Mary's University, Twickenham[8].

What awards did David Bedford receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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