Harold Nelson

New Zealand long-distance runner (1923-2011)
Person human Q11861581
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Harold Nelson

Summary

Harold Nelson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dunedin[2]. He was born on +1923-04-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Richmond[4]. He died on +2011-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a long-distance runner[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Harold Nelson's place of birth was Dunedin[2].
  • Harold Nelson passed away in Richmond[4].
  • Harold Nelson was born on +1923-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Harold Nelson died on +2011-07-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Harold Nelson held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Harold Nelson's professions included long-distance runner[6].
  • Harold Nelson's education included a stint at University of Otago[9].
  • Harold Nelson received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Harold Nelson's image is recorded as Harold Nelson runner 1950.jpg[11].
  • Harold Nelson is recorded as male[12].
  • Harold Nelson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Harold Nelson's Commons category is recorded as Harold Nelson (athlete)[14].
  • Harold Nelson's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Harold Nelson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06wb2p9[16].
  • Harold Nelson's family name is recorded as Nelson[17].
  • Harold Nelson's given name is recorded as Harold[18].
  • Harold Nelson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556582[19].
  • Harold Nelson's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Harold Nelson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ne/harry-nelson-1[21].
  • Harold Nelson's country for sport is recorded as New Zealand[22].
  • Harold Nelson's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+176'}[23].
  • Harold Nelson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Nelson-35521[24].
  • Harold Nelson's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as harold-nelson[25].
  • Harold Nelson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2332872[26].
  • Harold Nelson's New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID is recorded as harold-nelson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Dunedin[2], Harold Nelson… he was born on +1923-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Harold Nelson's education included a stint at University of Otago[9].

Career and Affiliations

Harold Nelson's professions included long-distance runner[6].

Recognition

Harold Nelson received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Death and Burial

Harold Nelson died on +2011-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Richmond[4].

Why It Matters

Harold Nelson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Harold Nelson born?

Harold Nelson's place of birth was Dunedin[2].

Where did Harold Nelson die?

Harold Nelson passed away in Richmond[4].

What did Harold Nelson do for work?

Harold Nelson worked as long-distance runner[6].

Where did Harold Nelson go to school?

Harold Nelson was educated at University of Otago[9].

What awards did Harold Nelson receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . nz.sports.yahoo.com. nz.sports.yahoo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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