Don Thompson

British racewalker (1933–2006)
Person human Q957187
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Don Thompson

Summary

Don Thompson is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1933-01-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Frimley[4]. He died on +2006-10-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Don Thompson…
  • Don Thompson died in Frimley[4].
  • Don Thompson was born on +1933-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Don Thompson died on +2006-10-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Don Thompson held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Don Thompson's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Don Thompson received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Don Thompson's image is recorded as Don Thompson 1960 (cropped).jpg[10].
  • Don Thompson is recorded as male[11].
  • Don Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Don Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Don Thompson (athlete)[13].
  • The cause of death was intracranial aneurysm[14].
  • Don Thompson's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Don Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dhg_8[16].
  • Don Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[17].
  • Don Thompson's given name is recorded as Don[18].
  • Don Thompson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14430554[19].
  • Don Thompson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Don Thompson's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Don Thompson's participant in is recorded as 1960 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Don Thompson's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Don Thompson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Don Thompson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 97477[25].
  • Don Thompson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as th/don-thompson-1[26].
  • Don Thompson's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Don Thompson… he was born on +1933-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Don Thompson worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Recognition

Don Thompson received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].

Death and Burial

Don Thompson died on +2006-10-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Frimley[4]. The cause of death was intracranial aneurysm[14].

Why It Matters

Don Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Don Thompson born?

Born in London[2], Don Thompson…

Where did Don Thompson die?

Don Thompson died in Frimley[4].

What did Don Thompson do for work?

Don Thompson worked as athletics competitor[6].

What awards did Don Thompson receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[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. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The London Gazette 44999. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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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