Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez

Colombian long distance runner (1940-2021)
Person human Q6172781
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Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez

Summary

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez is a human[1]. Born in Medellín[2], he… he was born on +1940-05-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bogotá[4]. He died on +2021-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Medellín[2], Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez…
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez passed away in Bogotá[4].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez was born on +1940-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez died on +2021-01-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez held citizenship in Colombia[8].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez received the Deportista del Año[9].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez received the Deportista del Año[10].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez is recorded as male[11].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's sport is recorded as athletics[13].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0261zq7[14].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's family name is recorded as Mejía[15].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's given name is recorded as Álvaro[16].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's given name is recorded as Enrique[17].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14551569[18].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's participant in is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[22].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as me/alvaro-mejia-1[23].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's country for sport is recorded as Colombia[24].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's different from is recorded as Álvaro Mejía[25].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Flórez[26].
  • Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as alvaro-mejia-flores[27].

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Origins and Family

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez's place of birth was Medellín[2]. He was born on +1940-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Deportista del Año[9], a sports award[28], in Colombia[29], founded in 1960[30].

Death and Burial

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez died on +2021-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bogotá[4].

Why It Matters

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez born?

Born in Medellín[2], Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez…

Where did Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez die?

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez passed away in Bogotá[4].

What did Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez do for work?

Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez worked as athletics competitor[6].

What awards did Álvaro Enrique Mejía Flórez receive?

Honors received include Deportista del Año[9] and Deportista del Año[10].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . elespectador.com. elespectador.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . elespectador.com. elespectador.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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