Don Laz

American pole vaulter (1929–1996)
Person human Q978733
Don Laz
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Don Laz

Summary

Don Laz is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1929-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Champaign[4]. He died on +1996-02-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a pole vaulter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Don Laz was born in Chicago[2].
  • Don Laz passed away in Champaign[4].
  • Don Laz was born on +1929-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Don Laz died on +1996-02-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Don Laz held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Don Laz worked as a pole vaulter[6].
  • Don Laz's education included a stint at West Aurora High School[9].
  • Don Laz's image is recorded as Don Laz 1951.jpg[10].
  • Don Laz is recorded as male[11].
  • Don Laz's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Don Laz's Commons category is recorded as Don Laz[13].
  • Don Laz's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Don Laz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ktcc1[15].
  • Don Laz's family name is recorded as Laz[16].
  • Don Laz's given name is recorded as Donald[17].
  • Don Laz's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14555909[18].
  • Don Laz's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Don Laz's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as la/don-laz-1[20].
  • Don Laz's country for sport is recorded as United States[21].
  • Don Laz's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+188'}[22].
  • Don Laz's sports discipline competed in is recorded as pole vault[23].
  • Don Laz's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Laz-2[24].
  • Don Laz's Prabook ID is recorded as 2392374[25].
  • Don Laz's Tilastopaja male athlete ID is recorded as 114336[26].
  • Don Laz's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 3799[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Don Laz… he was born on +1929-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Don Laz was educated at West Aurora High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Don Laz worked as a pole vaulter[6].

Death and Burial

Don Laz died on +1996-02-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Champaign[4].

Why It Matters

Don Laz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Don Laz born?

Born in Chicago[2], Don Laz…

Where did Don Laz die?

Don Laz passed away in Champaign[4].

What did Don Laz do for work?

Don Laz worked as pole vaulter[6].

Where did Don Laz go to school?

Don Laz was educated at West Aurora High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . iaaf.org. iaaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.

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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