David Theile

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, surgeon
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David Theile
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David Theile

Summary

David Theile is a human[1]. He was born in Maryborough[2]. He was born on +1938-01-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4] and surgeon[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Theile was born in Maryborough[2].
  • David Theile was born on +1938-01-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Theile held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • David Theile worked as a swimmer[4].
  • David Theile's professions included surgeon[5].
  • David Theile received the Australian Sports Medal[8].
  • David Theile received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[9].
  • David Theile received the Officer of the Order of Australia[10].
  • David Theile's image is recorded as David Theile 1960.jpg[11].
  • David Theile is recorded as male[12].
  • David Theile's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Theile's Commons category is recorded as David Theile[14].
  • David Theile's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[15].
  • David Theile's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fjmv4[16].
  • David Theile's family name is recorded as Theile[17].
  • David Theile's given name is recorded as David[18].
  • David Theile's participant in is recorded as 1960 Summer Olympics[19].
  • David Theile's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[20].
  • David Theile's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke[21].
  • David Theile's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke[22].
  • David Theile's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[23].
  • David Theile's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as th/david-theile-1[24].
  • David Theile's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Egmont Theile'}[25].
  • David Theile's country for sport is recorded as Australia[26].
  • David Theile's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.90'}[27].

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Origins and Family

David Theile was born in Maryborough[2]. He was born on +1938-01-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include swimmer[4] and surgeon[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian Sports Medal[8], a sports award[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1999[30]; International Swimming Hall of Fame[9], a sports hall of fame[31], in United States[32], founded in 1964[33]; and Officer of the Order of Australia[10], a grade of an order[34], in Australia[35].

Why It Matters

David Theile ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was David Theile born?

David Theile was born in Maryborough[2].

What did David Theile do for work?

David Theile worked as swimmer[4] and surgeon[5].

What awards did David Theile receive?

Honors received include Australian Sports Medal[8], International Swimming Hall of Fame[9], and Officer of the Order of Australia[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . World Aquatics database. 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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