Egon Erickson

American high jumper (1888–1973)
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Summary

Egon Erickson was born on July 4, 1888[1], in Gothenburg[2]. He died on January 20, 1973[3], in The Bronx[4]. He worked as a high jumper[5] and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 14, 1888[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Sport: athletics[11]
  • Family name: Erickson[12]
  • Given name: Egon[13]
  • Participant in: 1912 Summer Olympics[14]
  • Country for sport: United States[15]
  • Sports discipline competed in: high jump[16]

FAQs

Where was Egon Erickson born?

Egon Erickson was born in Gothenburg[2].

Where did Egon Erickson die?

Egon Erickson passed away in The Bronx[4].

What did Egon Erickson do for work?

Egon Erickson worked as a high jumper[5] and athletics competitor[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World athletics athlete id → 14991103
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  2. 3d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → high jumper, athletics competitor
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'no', 'sr']
    Date of birth → +1888-07-04T00:00:00Z, +1888-07-14T00:00:00Z
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  3. 16w ago · Anr · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports discipline competed in → high jump
    Family name → Erickson
    Citizenship → —
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