Derek Johnson

British athlete
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Derek Johnson

Summary

Derek Johnson is a human[1]. He was born in Chigwell[2]. He was born on +1933-01-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2004-08-30T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Derek Johnson's place of birth was Chigwell[2].
  • Derek Johnson was born on +1933-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Derek Johnson died on +2004-08-30T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Derek Johnson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Derek Johnson's professions included athletics competitor[5].
  • Derek Johnson was educated at Lincoln College[8].
  • Derek Johnson's education included a stint at Langdon School, Newham[9].
  • Derek Johnson is recorded as male[10].
  • Derek Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • The cause of death was leukemia[12].
  • Derek Johnson's sport is recorded as athletics[13].
  • Derek Johnson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08t2m3[14].
  • Derek Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[15].
  • Derek Johnson's given name is recorded as Derek[16].
  • Derek Johnson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14352018[17].
  • Derek Johnson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Derek Johnson's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Derek Johnson's participant in is recorded as 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games[20].
  • Derek Johnson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Derek Johnson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as jo/derek-johnson-1[22].
  • Derek Johnson's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • Derek Johnson's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+176'}[24].
  • Derek Johnson's sports discipline competed in is recorded as 400 metres[25].
  • Derek Johnson's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 227118[26].
  • Derek Johnson's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as derek-johnson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chigwell[2], Derek Johnson… he was born on +1933-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Lincoln College[8], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1427[30] and Langdon School, Newham[9], a secondary school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1972[33].

Career and Affiliations

Derek Johnson's professions included athletics competitor[5].

Death and Burial

Derek Johnson died on +2004-08-30T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was leukemia[12].

Why It Matters

Derek Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Derek Johnson born?

Born in Chigwell[2], Derek Johnson…

What did Derek Johnson do for work?

Derek Johnson worked as athletics competitor[5].

Where did Derek Johnson go to school?

Derek Johnson was educated at Lincoln College[8] and Langdon School, Newham[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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