Eugen Ray

East German sprinter (1957–1986)
Person human Q318897
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Eugen Ray

Summary

Eugen Ray is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gerbstedt[2]. He was born on +1957-07-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Leipzig[4]. He died on +1986-01-18T00:00:00Z[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, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Eugen Ray's place of birth was Gerbstedt[2].
  • Eugen Ray died in Leipzig[4].
  • Eugen Ray was born on +1957-07-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Eugen Ray died on +1986-01-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Eugen Ray was married to Marlies Ray[8].
  • Eugen Ray held citizenship in German Democratic Republic[9].
  • Eugen Ray worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Eugen Ray's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S0827-0046, Eugen Ray (cropped).jpg[10].
  • Eugen Ray is recorded as male[11].
  • Eugen Ray's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[13].
  • Eugen Ray's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Eugen Ray's sport is recorded as bobsleigh[15].
  • Eugen Ray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043kh_6[16].
  • Eugen Ray's family name is recorded as Ray[17].
  • Eugen Ray's given name is recorded as Eugen[18].
  • Eugen Ray's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14355510[19].
  • Eugen Ray's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[20].
  • Eugen Ray's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000001825[21].
  • Eugen Ray's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay[22].
  • Eugen Ray's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres[23].
  • Eugen Ray's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Eugen Ray's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ra/eugen-ray-1[25].
  • Eugen Ray's country for sport is recorded as German Democratic Republic[26].
  • Eugen Ray's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+182'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Eugen Ray was born in Gerbstedt[2]. He was born on +1957-07-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Eugen Ray worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Personal Life

Among Eugen Ray's spouses was Marlies Ray[8].

Death and Burial

Eugen Ray died on +1986-01-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Leipzig[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[13].

Why It Matters

Eugen Ray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Eugen Ray born?

Eugen Ray's place of birth was Gerbstedt[2].

Where did Eugen Ray die?

Eugen Ray passed away in Leipzig[4].

Who was Eugen Ray married to?

Eugen Ray's spouses include Marlies Ray[8].

What did Eugen Ray do for work?

Eugen Ray worked as athletics competitor[6].

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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.

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