Derek Pugh

Olympic athlete (1926-2008)
Person human Q943653
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Derek Pugh

Summary

Derek Pugh is a human[1]. He was born in Tooting[2]. He was born on +1926-02-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Tooting[4]. He died on +2008-05-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Derek Pugh's place of birth was Tooting[2].
  • Derek Pugh died in Tooting[4].
  • Derek Pugh was born on +1926-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Derek Pugh died on +2008-05-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Derek Pugh held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Derek Pugh's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Derek Pugh is recorded as male[9].
  • Derek Pugh's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Derek Pugh's sport is recorded as athletics[11].
  • Derek Pugh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jt4b38[12].
  • Derek Pugh's family name is recorded as Pugh[13].
  • Derek Pugh's given name is recorded as Derek[14].
  • Derek Pugh's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556520[15].
  • Derek Pugh's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[16].
  • Derek Pugh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Derek Pugh's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as pu/derek-pugh-1[18].
  • Derek Pugh's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • Derek Pugh's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}[20].
  • Derek Pugh's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+70'}[21].
  • Derek Pugh's sports discipline competed in is recorded as 400 metres[22].
  • Derek Pugh's Prabook ID is recorded as 2385024[23].
  • Derek Pugh's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 5405[24].
  • Derek Pugh's Team GB athlete ID is recorded as 20zMkMjLFMOC0LxmsHi98B[25].
  • Derek Pugh's Olympics.com athlete ID is recorded as derek-charles-pugh[26].
  • Derek Pugh's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 69406[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Derek Pugh was born in Tooting[2]. He was born on +1926-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Derek Pugh worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Derek Pugh died on +2008-05-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Tooting[4].

Why It Matters

Derek Pugh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Derek Pugh born?

Derek Pugh was born in Tooting[2].

Where did Derek Pugh die?

Derek Pugh passed away in Tooting[4].

What did Derek Pugh do for work?

Derek Pugh worked as athletics competitor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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