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Dirk Richter

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Dirk Richter

Summary

Dirk Richter is a human[1]. Born in Cottbus[2], he… he was born on +1964-09-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cottbus[2], Dirk Richter…
  • Dirk Richter was born on +1964-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dirk Richter held citizenship in Germany[6].
  • Dirk Richter held citizenship in German Democratic Republic[7].
  • Dirk Richter's professions included swimmer[4].
  • Dirk Richter received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[8].
  • Dirk Richter received the Star of People's Friendship in Silver[9].
  • Dirk Richter's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0524-019, Schwimmer Dirk Richter.jpg[10].
  • Dirk Richter's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0524-019, Schwimmer Dirk Richter (cropped).jpg[11].
  • Dirk Richter is recorded as male[12].
  • Dirk Richter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Dirk Richter's Commons category is recorded as Dirk Richter[14].
  • Dirk Richter's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[15].
  • Dirk Richter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d40y4[16].
  • Dirk Richter's family name is recorded as Richter[17].
  • Dirk Richter's given name is recorded as Dirk[18].
  • Dirk Richter's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000000428[19].
  • Dirk Richter's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[20].
  • Dirk Richter's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay[21].
  • Dirk Richter's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay[22].
  • Dirk Richter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Dirk Richter's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ri/dirk-richter-1[24].
  • Dirk Richter's Swimrankings.net swimmer ID is recorded as 4268711[25].
  • Dirk Richter's World Aquatics athlete ID is recorded as 1064271[26].
  • Dirk Richter's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as RICHTDIR01[27].

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Origins and Family

Dirk Richter was born in Cottbus[2]. He was born on +1964-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Dirk Richter worked as a swimmer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[8], a grade of an order[28], in German Democratic Republic[29] and Star of People's Friendship in Silver[9], a grade of an order[30], in German Democratic Republic[31], founded in 1959[32].

Why It Matters

Dirk Richter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Dirk Richter born?

Born in Cottbus[2], Dirk Richter…

What did Dirk Richter do for work?

Dirk Richter worked as swimmer[4].

What awards did Dirk Richter receive?

Honors received include Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[8] and Star of People's Friendship in Silver[9].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . swimrankings.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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