Gail Devers

American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler
Person human Q217354
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Gail Devers

Summary

Gail Devers is a human[1]. She was born in Seattle[2]. She was born on +1966-11-19T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Gail Devers's place of birth was Seattle[2].
  • Gail Devers was born on +1966-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gail Devers was born on +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Gail Devers held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Gail Devers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Gail Devers's professions included sprinter[4].
  • Gail Devers's professions included athletics competitor[5].
  • Gail Devers's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Gail Devers's education included a stint at Sweetwater High School[11].
  • Gail Devers received the Bislett medal[12].
  • Gail Devers's image is recorded as Devers2.jpg[13].
  • Gail Devers is recorded as female[14].
  • Gail Devers's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Gail Devers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78034215[16].
  • Gail Devers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95108148[17].
  • Gail Devers's Commons category is recorded as Gail Devers[18].
  • Gail Devers's sport is recorded as athletics[19].
  • Gail Devers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jky6[20].
  • Gail Devers's family name is recorded as Devers[21].
  • Gail Devers's given name is recorded as Gail[22].
  • Gail Devers's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14308955[23].
  • Gail Devers's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 888/000173369[24].
  • Gail Devers's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000003873[25].
  • Gail Devers's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[26].
  • Gail Devers's participant in is recorded as 2004 Summer Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gail Devers was born in Seattle[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1966-11-19T00:00:00Z[3] and +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[7]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Sweetwater High School[11], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1921[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Recognition

Gail Devers received the Bislett medal[12].

Why It Matters

Gail Devers ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Gail Devers born?

Gail Devers was born in Seattle[2].

What did Gail Devers do for work?

Gail Devers worked as sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Where did Gail Devers go to school?

Gail Devers was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10] and Sweetwater High School[11].

What awards did Gail Devers receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . USA Track & Field athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

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
  7. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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