Jan Železný

Czech javelin thrower and sports official
Person human Q193187
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Jan Železný

Summary

Jan Železný is a human[1]. He was born in Mladá Boleslav[2]. He was born on +1966-06-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a javelin thrower[4] and sports official[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,101 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jan Železný was born in Mladá Boleslav[2].
  • Jan Železný was born on +1966-06-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Železný held citizenship in Czech Republic[7].
  • Jan Železný held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[8].
  • Jan Železný worked as a javelin thrower[4].
  • Jan Železný's professions included sports official[5].
  • Jan Železný received the Czech Medal of Merit[9].
  • Jan Železný received the Bislett medal[10].
  • Jan Železný received the Jiří Guth-Jarkovský prize[11].
  • Jan Železný was a member of International Olympic Committee[12].
  • Jan Železný's image is recorded as Jan Zelezny.jpg[13].
  • Jan Železný is recorded as male[14].
  • Jan Železný's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jan Železný's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078613166[16].
  • Jan Železný's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84049061[17].
  • Jan Železný's GND ID is recorded as 119429144[18].
  • Jan Železný's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1738419[19].
  • Jan Železný's Commons category is recorded as Jan Železný[20].
  • Jan Železný's pronunciation audio is recorded as Cs-Jan Zelezny.ogg[21].
  • Jan Železný's sport is recorded as athletics[22].
  • Jan Železný's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01sxl2[23].
  • Jan Železný's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20000728850[24].
  • Jan Železný's family name is recorded as Železný[25].
  • Jan Železný's given name is recorded as Jan[26].
  • Jan Železný's significant event is recorded as wedding[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Železný's place of birth was Mladá Boleslav[2]. He was born on +1966-06-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include javelin thrower[4] and sports official[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Czech Medal of Merit[9], a medallion[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1990[30]; Bislett medal[10], a sports award[31], in Norway[32], founded in 1966[33]; and Jiří Guth-Jarkovský prize[11], a sports award[34], in Czech Republic[35].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Železný include 9224 Železný[36], an asteroid[37].

Why It Matters

Jan Železný ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,101 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include 9224 Železný[36], an asteroid[37].

FAQs

Where was Jan Železný born?

Jan Železný's place of birth was Mladá Boleslav[2].

What did Jan Železný do for work?

Jan Železný worked as javelin thrower[4] and sports official[5].

What awards did Jan Železný receive?

Honors received include Czech Medal of Merit[9], Bislett medal[10], and Jiří Guth-Jarkovský prize[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . iDNES.cz. Retrieved . idnes.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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