Erland Kops

Danish badminton player (1937–2017)
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Erland Kops

Summary

Erland Kops is a human[1]. Born in Copenhagen[2], he… he was born on +1937-01-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2017-02-18T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a badminton player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Erland Kops was born in Copenhagen[2].
  • Erland Kops was born on +1937-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Erland Kops died on +2017-02-18T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Holmen Cemetery[7].
  • Erland Kops held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[8].
  • Danish was Erland Kops's native language[9].
  • Erland Kops's professions included badminton player[5].
  • Erland Kops received the BEC Hall of Fame[10].
  • Erland Kops received the Sportens Hall of Fame[11].
  • Erland Kops received the Badminton Hall of Fame[12].
  • Erland Kops received the Distinguished Service Award[13].
  • Erland Kops received the Herbert Scheele Trophy[14].
  • Erland Kops received the BWF Lifetime Achievement Award[15].
  • Erland Kops's image is recorded as Erland Kops.jpg[16].
  • Erland Kops is recorded as male[17].
  • Erland Kops's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Erland Kops's Commons category is recorded as Erland Kops[19].
  • Erland Kops's handedness is recorded as right-handedness[20].
  • Erland Kops's sport is recorded as badminton[21].
  • Erland Kops's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qp7z5[22].
  • Erland Kops's family name is recorded as Kops[23].
  • Erland Kops's family name is recorded as Olsen[24].
  • Erland Kops's given name is recorded as Erland[25].
  • Erland Kops's playing hand is recorded as right-handedness[26].
  • Erland Kops's participant in is recorded as 1957 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles[27].

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Origins and Family

Erland Kops was born in Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1937-01-14T00:00:00Z[3]. Danish was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Erland Kops's professions included badminton player[5].

Recognition

Awards received include BEC Hall of Fame[10], a badminton award[28], founded in 2013[29]; Sportens Hall of Fame[11], a sports award[30], in Denmark[31]; Badminton Hall of Fame[12], a badminton award[32], in Malaysia[33]; Distinguished Service Award[13]; Herbert Scheele Trophy[14]; and BWF Lifetime Achievement Award[15].

Death and Burial

Erland Kops died on +2017-02-18T00:00:00Z[4]. Burial took place at Holmen Cemetery[7].

Why It Matters

Erland Kops ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Erland Kops born?

Erland Kops was born in Copenhagen[2].

What did Erland Kops do for work?

Erland Kops worked as badminton player[5].

What awards did Erland Kops receive?

Honors received include BEC Hall of Fame[10], Sportens Hall of Fame[11], Badminton Hall of Fame[12], and Distinguished Service Award[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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