Liz McColgan

Scottish middle distance runner
Person human Q261792
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Liz McColgan

Summary

Liz McColgan is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Dundee[2]. She was born on +1964-05-24T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a marathon runner[4] and long-distance runner[5]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,043 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Liz McColgan's place of birth was Dundee[2].
  • Liz McColgan was born on +1964-05-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Liz McColgan was married to John Nuttall[7].
  • Among Liz McColgan's spouses was Peter McColgan[8].
  • A child of Liz McColgan was Eilish McColgan[9].
  • Liz McColgan held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Liz McColgan's professions included marathon runner[4].
  • Liz McColgan worked as a long-distance runner[5].
  • Liz McColgan's education included a stint at St Saviour's RC High School[11].
  • Liz McColgan received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Liz McColgan received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[13].
  • Liz McColgan is recorded as female[14].
  • Liz McColgan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Liz McColgan's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Liz McColgan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02htjl[17].
  • Liz McColgan's family name is recorded as Q56225588[18].
  • Liz McColgan's given name is recorded as Liz[19].
  • Liz McColgan's official website is recorded as http://www.lizmccolgan.com/[20].
  • Liz McColgan's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14275730[21].
  • Liz McColgan's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000002789[22].
  • Liz McColgan's participant in is recorded as 1992 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Liz McColgan's participant in is recorded as 1988 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Liz McColgan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Liz McColgan's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as mc/liz-mccolgan-1[26].
  • Liz McColgan's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Dundee[2], Liz McColgan… she was born on +1964-05-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Liz McColgan was educated at St Saviour's RC High School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner[4] and long-distance runner[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[13], a Sportsperson of the Year[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1954[32].

Personal Life

Spouses include John Nuttall[7], a long-distance runner[33], 1967–2023[34], of United Kingdom[35] and Peter McColgan[8], an athletics competitor[36], b. 1963[37], of United Kingdom[38]. A child of Liz McColgan was Eilish McColgan[9].

Why It Matters

Liz McColgan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,043 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Liz McColgan born?

Liz McColgan was born in Dundee[2].

Who was Liz McColgan married to?

Liz McColgan's spouses include John Nuttall[7] and Peter McColgan[8].

What did Liz McColgan do for work?

Liz McColgan worked as marathon runner[4] and long-distance runner[5].

Where did Liz McColgan go to school?

Liz McColgan was educated at St Saviour's RC High School[11].

What awards did Liz McColgan receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . dailyrecord.co.uk. dailyrecord.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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