Linford Christie

English athlete, Olympic medalist
Person human Q310019
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Linford Christie

Summary

Linford Christie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Saint Andrew Parish[2]. He was born on +1960-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a motivational speaker[4], sprinter[5], and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month, #6,936 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Saint Andrew Parish[2], Linford Christie…
  • Linford Christie was born on +1960-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Linford Christie held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Linford Christie's professions included motivational speaker[4].
  • Linford Christie's professions included sprinter[5].
  • Linford Christie's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Linford Christie received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Linford Christie received the Bislett medal[10].
  • Linford Christie received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].
  • Linford Christie received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Linford Christie's image is recorded as Linford Christie 2009.png[13].
  • Linford Christie is recorded as male[14].
  • Linford Christie's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Linford Christie's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110557812[16].
  • Linford Christie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37716606[17].
  • Linford Christie's GND ID is recorded as 118983024[18].
  • Linford Christie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97008706[19].
  • Linford Christie's Commons category is recorded as Linford Christie[20].
  • Linford Christie's sport is recorded as athletics[21].
  • Linford Christie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hp6_[22].
  • Linford Christie's family name is recorded as Christie[23].
  • Linford Christie's given name is recorded as Linford[24].
  • Linford Christie's relative is recorded as Rachel Christie[25].
  • Linford Christie's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14188828[26].
  • Linford Christie's NUKAT ID is recorded as n01203938[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Linford Christie was born in Saint Andrew Parish[2]. He was born on +1960-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include motivational speaker[4], sprinter[5], and athletics competitor[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Bislett medal[10], a sports award[30], in Norway[31], founded in 1966[32]; BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11], a Sportsperson of the Year[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1954[35]; and Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], an award[36], in United Kingdom[37].

Why It Matters

Linford Christie ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month, #6,936 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Linford Christie born?

Linford Christie's place of birth was Saint Andrew Parish[2].

What did Linford Christie do for work?

Linford Christie worked as motivational speaker[4], sprinter[5], and athletics competitor[6].

What awards did Linford Christie receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], Bislett medal[10], BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11], and Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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