Ivo Van Damme

Belgian athlete (1954–1976)
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Ivo Van Damme
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Ivo Van Damme

Summary

Ivo Van Damme is a human[1]. He was born in Brussels metropolitan area[2]. He was born on +1954-02-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Orange[4]. He died on +1976-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ivo Van Damme's place of birth was Brussels metropolitan area[2].
  • Ivo Van Damme passed away in Orange[4].
  • Ivo Van Damme was born on +1954-02-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ivo Van Damme died on +1976-12-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ivo Van Damme held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Ivo Van Damme's professions included middle-distance runner[6].
  • Ivo Van Damme worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • Ivo Van Damme's image is recorded as Men 800m final 1976 Olympics.jpg[10].
  • Ivo Van Damme is recorded as male[11].
  • Ivo Van Damme's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ivo Van Damme's ISNI is recorded as 0000000392066658[13].
  • Ivo Van Damme's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 286019950[14].
  • Ivo Van Damme's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015035817[15].
  • Ivo Van Damme's Commons category is recorded as Ivo Van Damme[16].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[17].
  • Ivo Van Damme's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Ivo Van Damme's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xpvg[19].
  • Ivo Van Damme's family name is recorded as Van Damme[20].
  • Ivo Van Damme's given name is recorded as Ivo[21].
  • Ivo Van Damme's record held is recorded as Q108876954[22].
  • Ivo Van Damme's record held is recorded as Q108876959[23].
  • Ivo Van Damme's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 161354386[24].
  • Ivo Van Damme's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14345405[25].
  • Ivo Van Damme's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[26].
  • Ivo Van Damme's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brussels metropolitan area[2], Ivo Van Damme… he was born on +1954-02-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

Ivo Van Damme died on +1976-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Orange[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[17].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ivo Van Damme include Memorial Van Damme[28], an athletics meeting[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1977[31].

Why It Matters

Ivo Van Damme ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Memorial Van Damme[28], an athletics meeting[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1977[31].

FAQs

Where was Ivo Van Damme born?

Ivo Van Damme's place of birth was Brussels metropolitan area[2].

Where did Ivo Van Damme die?

Ivo Van Damme died in Orange[4].

What did Ivo Van Damme do for work?

Ivo Van Damme worked as middle-distance runner[6] and athletics competitor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Biographie Nationale de Belgique. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Biographie Nationale de Belgique. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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