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David Theile

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

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
January 17, 1938
Place of birth
Maryborough
Country of citizenship
Australia[5]
Occupation
swimmer, surgeon
Award received
Australian Sports Medal, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Officer of the Order of Australia (1997)[6][7][8]
Birth name
David Egmont Theile[18]
Country for sport
Australia[19]
Family name
Theile[11]
Given name
David[12]
Height
1.90 m[20]
Participant in
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke, swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke, swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[13][14][15][16][17]
Sport
competitive swimming[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Theile fa دیوید تیله he דייוויד תייל ja デビッド・タイル uk Девід Тейл zh 戴维·锡尔
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID
david-theile
Freebase ID
/m/0fjmv4
International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID
honoree-david-theile
Olympedia people ID
45298
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
david-theile
Olympics.com athlete ID
david-egmont-theile
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID
david-theile
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
th/david-theile-1
Swimrankings.net swimmer ID
4847078
World Aquatics athlete ID
1157957

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
International Swimming Hall of Fame, Australian Sports Medal
Occupation 2
surgeon, swimmer
Participant in 2
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics
Country for sport 1
Australia
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Maryborough
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
competitive swimming
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Summary

David Theile was born on January 17, 1938[1], in Maryborough[2]. He has worked as a swimmer[3] and surgeon[4].

FAQs

Where was David Theile born?

David Theile was born in Maryborough[2].

What did David Theile do for work?

David Theile worked as a swimmer[3] and surgeon[4].

What awards did David Theile receive?

Honors received include Australian Sports Medal[6], International Swimming Hall of Fame[7], and Officer of the Order of Australia[8].

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . World Aquatics database. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Given name → David
    Place of birth → Maryborough
    Occupation → swimmer, surgeon
    Instance of → human
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