Galen Rupp

American distance runner
Person human Q63691
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Galen Rupp

Summary

Galen Rupp is a human[1]. He was born in Portland[2]. He was born on +1986-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner[4], athletics competitor[5], and marathon runner[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #6,894 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Portland[2], Galen Rupp…
  • Galen Rupp was born on +1986-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Galen Rupp held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Galen Rupp worked as a long-distance runner[4].
  • Galen Rupp's professions included athletics competitor[5].
  • Galen Rupp worked as a marathon runner[6].
  • Galen Rupp's education included a stint at Central Catholic High School[9].
  • Galen Rupp's education included a stint at University of Oregon[10].
  • Galen Rupp received the The Bowerman[11].
  • Galen Rupp's image is recorded as Galen Rupp Celebrates 2012 Olympics (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Galen Rupp is recorded as male[13].
  • Galen Rupp's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Galen Rupp's Commons category is recorded as Galen Rupp[15].
  • Galen Rupp's residence is recorded as Portland[16].
  • Galen Rupp's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Galen Rupp's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gz_9w[18].
  • Galen Rupp's family name is recorded as Rupp[19].
  • Galen Rupp's given name is recorded as Galen[20].
  • Galen Rupp's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14250207[21].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres[22].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres[23].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres[24].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres[25].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's marathon[26].
  • Galen Rupp's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's marathon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Portland[2], Galen Rupp… he was born on +1986-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Central Catholic High School[9], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1939[30] and University of Oregon[10], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1876[33], headquartered in Eugene[34].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Galen Rupp received the The Bowerman[11].

Why It Matters

Galen Rupp ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #6,894 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Galen Rupp born?

Galen Rupp's place of birth was Portland[2].

What did Galen Rupp do for work?

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

Where did Galen Rupp go to school?

Galen Rupp was educated at Central Catholic High School[9] and University of Oregon[10].

What awards did Galen Rupp receive?

Honors received include The Bowerman[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . usatf.org. usatf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . All-Athletics.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . ustfccca.org. Retrieved . ustfccca.org. Provenance: 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] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Olympedia. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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