# Frankie Fredericks

> Namibian track and field sprinter

**Wikidata**: [Q310272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310272)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Fredericks)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-fredericks

## Summary
Frankie Fredericks is a Namibian track and field sprinter known for his career as an athletics competitor in sprint events. He is identified in records and databases under the name Frankie Fredericks (alias: Frank Fredericks) and is affiliated with Brigham Young University.

## Biography
- Nationality: Namibia
- Education: Brigham Young University (affiliated)
- Known for: Namibian track and field sprinter (athletics competitor)
- Employer(s): Brigham Young University (affiliated)
- Field(s): Sprinting; athletics (track and field, running, walking)
- Aliases: Frank Fredericks

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list specific built projects, published papers, patents, companies founded, or named creations attributed to Frankie Fredericks. The source documents his identity and affiliations as a Namibian track and field sprinter and an affiliation with Brigham Young University, but does not enumerate concrete publications, products, or works with dates and impacts.

## FAQs
Q: What is Frankie Fredericks's nationality?
A: Frankie Fredericks is Namibian.

Q: In what sport did Frankie Fredericks compete?
A: He competed in sprinting within the sport of athletics (track and field), which covers running events up to 400 meters.

Q: With which university is Frankie Fredericks affiliated?
A: He is affiliated with Brigham Young University, a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States.

Q: Does Frankie Fredericks have any other names?
A: Yes; he is also known by the alias Frank Fredericks.

Q: Where can I find official database identifiers or pages for Frankie Fredericks?
A: The subject appears under the Wikipedia title "Frankie Fredericks" and has a Wikidata description listing him as a Namibian track and field sprinter; the record has a sitelink_count of 34.

Q: Are there documented publications or products credited to Frankie Fredericks in the source?
A: No. The source material does not provide any documented publications, products, or other concrete works attributed to him.

## Why They Matter
Frankie Fredericks is significant within the provided record as a representative figure linking Namibian athletics to international institutions. As a Namibian track and field sprinter and athletics competitor, his documented identity contributes to the visibility of Namibia in global sport records and databases. His affiliation with Brigham Young University ties an internationally recognized athlete profile to an established U.S. research university, reinforcing cross-border connections between national athletes and academic institutions. Without entries like his in public records, the documented presence of Namibian sprinting and its ties to institutions such as Brigham Young University would be less explicit in the available structured data.

## Notable For
- Identified as a Namibian track and field sprinter (Wikidata description).
- Alias: "Frank Fredericks."
- Affiliated with Brigham Young University, a private research university in Provo, Utah (inception: 1875-10-10; employees: 5,244; country: United States).
- Presence in public knowledge bases: Wikipedia title "Frankie Fredericks" and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 34.
- Classified within the broader types: human (member of Homo sapiens), sprinter (competitor in running events up to 400 meters), and athletics competitor (participant in track and field, running, walking).

## Body

### Identity and Metadata
- Name: Frankie Fredericks.
- Alias: Frank Fredericks.
- Wikidata description: "Namibian track and field sprinter."
- Wikipedia title: "Frankie Fredericks."
- Sitelink_count recorded in source: 34.
- Classified as a human entity in the dataset, i.e., a single member of Homo sapiens.

### National and Sporting Context
- Nationality: Namibia, a country in Southern Africa. The source notes the country entry for Namibia and records its inception as 1990 in the dataset.
- Sporting classification: Listed under the categories of sprinter and athletics competitor.
  - Sprinter is defined in the source as a sportsperson taking part in running competitions up to a distance of 400 meters.
  - Athletics competitor is defined as a sportsperson that competes in athletics (track and field, running, walking).

### Education and Institutional Affiliation
- Brigham Young University (BYU) is the named affiliated institution.
  - BYU is described in the source as a private research university located in Provo, Utah, United States.
  - Institutional facts included in the source: inception date of 1875-10-10; country: United States; headquarters identifier ; employees: 5,244; industry identifier .
- The source lists BYU as an affiliation but does not specify degree(s), years of attendance, or exact role (e.g., student, coach, employee).

### Relation to International Sport Governance
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) appears in the related entities of the provided material as a non-governmental sports organisation founded in 1894 (inception: +1894-06-23T00:00:00Z). The source lists IOC details including country and headquarters identifiers, indicating the broader sporting governance context that relates to athletes and athletics competitors in structured datasets.
- The source does not specify Frankie Fredericks's direct roles or positions, if any, within the IOC.

### Documented Outputs and Works
- The dataset does not list specific races, times, medals, records, publications, patents, teams founded, or other tangible outputs for Frankie Fredericks.
- No dates, titles, or impacts of particular projects or publications are present in the provided material.

### Data Provenance and Coverage
- The provided material compiles structured properties and related entities drawn from knowledge-base records (e.g., Wikidata and associated descriptors).
- Available structured facts focus on identity, classification in sport, institutional affiliation (BYU), and metadata such as alias and sitelink count.
- Absent from the material are birth date and place, detailed career chronology, competition results, awards, or an explicit list of professional roles beyond affiliation.

### Related Entities (explicitly noted in source)
- Human [Thing]: defined as any single member of Homo sapiens; sitelink_count for that class: 273.
- Namibia [Thing]: country in Southern Africa; recorded inception in dataset: 1990.
- Sprinter [Thing]: defined as sportsperson taking part in running competitions up to 400 meters; sitelink_count: 5.
- Athletics competitor [Thing]: sportsperson competing in athletics (track and field, running, walking); sitelink_count: 18.
- International Olympic Committee [Thing]: non-governmental sports organisation; inception date +1894-06-23T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 106.
- Brigham Young University [Thing]: private research university in Provo, Utah; inception +1875-10-10T00:00:00Z; employees: 5,244; sitelink_count: 42.

### Summary of What Is Not in the Source
- The source does not provide Frankie Fredericks's birth date or birthplace.
- The source does not give specific competition results, records, medals, awards, publications, patents, or the years of any achievements.
- No explicit job titles, roles within BYU, or positions within the IOC are listed.

This entry is restricted to the facts and relationships present in the supplied material and does not add information beyond that source.

## References

1. World Athletics database
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013