Elvan Abeylegesse

Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner (born 1982)
Person human Q234377
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Elvan Abeylegesse

Summary

Elvan Abeylegesse is a human[1]. She was born in Addis Ababa[2]. She was born on +1982-09-11T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a marathon runner[4], athletics competitor[5], and long-distance runner[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Elvan Abeylegesse's place of birth was Addis Ababa[2].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse was born on +1982-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse held citizenship in Ethiopia[8].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse held citizenship in Turkey[9].
  • Turkish was Elvan Abeylegesse's native language[10].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's professions included marathon runner[4].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's professions included athletics competitor[5].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse worked as a long-distance runner[6].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse received the Bislett medal[11].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's image is recorded as Elvan Abeylegesse 2010 European Team Championships.jpg[12].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse is recorded as female[13].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's Commons category is recorded as Elvan Abeylegesse[15].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's residence is recorded as Istanbul[16].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045qvw[18].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's given name is recorded as Elvan[19].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14303189[20].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's participant in is recorded as 2008 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's participant in is recorded as 2004 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[23].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ab/elvan-abeylegesse-1[24].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'Hewan Abeye'}[25].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's country for sport is recorded as Turkey[26].
  • Elvan Abeylegesse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+159'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Addis Ababa[2], Elvan Abeylegesse… she was born on +1982-09-11T00:00:00Z[3]. Turkish was her native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner[4], athletics competitor[5], and long-distance runner[6].

Recognition

Elvan Abeylegesse received the Bislett medal[11].

Why It Matters

Elvan Abeylegesse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Elvan Abeylegesse born?

Elvan Abeylegesse was born in Addis Ababa[2].

What did Elvan Abeylegesse do for work?

Elvan Abeylegesse worked as marathon runner[4], athletics competitor[5], and long-distance runner[6].

What awards did Elvan Abeylegesse receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . All-Athletics.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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