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Ian O'Brien

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder
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Ian O'Brien

Summary

Ian O'Brien is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wellington[2]. He was born on +1947-03-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wellington[2], Ian O'Brien…
  • Ian O'Brien was born on +1947-03-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ian O'Brien held citizenship in Australia[6].
  • Ian O'Brien worked as a swimmer[4].
  • Ian O'Brien received the Australian Sports Medal[7].
  • Ian O'Brien received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[8].
  • Ian O'Brien is recorded as male[9].
  • Ian O'Brien's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ian O'Brien's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[11].
  • Ian O'Brien's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d0vc9[12].
  • Ian O'Brien's family name is recorded as O'Brien[13].
  • Ian O'Brien's given name is recorded as Ian[14].
  • Ian O'Brien's participant in is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics[15].
  • Ian O'Brien's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[16].
  • Ian O'Brien's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre breaststroke[17].
  • Ian O'Brien's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[18].
  • Ian O'Brien's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ob/ian-obrien-1[19].
  • Ian O'Brien's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ian Lovett O'Brien"}[20].
  • Ian O'Brien's country for sport is recorded as Australia[21].
  • Ian O'Brien's GTAA ID is recorded as 137869[22].
  • Ian O'Brien's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.85'}[23].
  • Ian O'Brien's Swimrankings.net swimmer ID is recorded as 4846355[24].
  • Ian O'Brien's World Aquatics athlete ID is recorded as 1154465[25].
  • Ian O'Brien's Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID is recorded as ian-o-brien[26].
  • Ian O'Brien's International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID is recorded as ian-o-brien-(aus)[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wellington[2], Ian O'Brien… he was born on +1947-03-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ian O'Brien's professions included swimmer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian Sports Medal[7], a sports award[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1999[30] and International Swimming Hall of Fame[8], a sports hall of fame[31], in United States[32], founded in 1964[33].

Why It Matters

Ian O'Brien ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ian O'Brien born?

Ian O'Brien was born in Wellington[2].

What did Ian O'Brien do for work?

Ian O'Brien worked as swimmer[4].

What awards did Ian O'Brien receive?

Honors received include Australian Sports Medal[7] and International Swimming Hall of Fame[8].

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . World Aquatics database. 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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