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Marc Gasol

Spanish basketball player (born 1985)
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Summary

Marc Gasol was born on January 29, 1985[1], in Barcelona[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,327 views/month, #5,786 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Spain[5]
  • Native language: Catalan[6]
  • Educated at: Lausanne Collegiate School[7]
  • Award received: Princess of Asturias Award for Sports[8], NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[9], ACB Most Valuable Player[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • League or competition: Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto[12], National Basketball Association[13], Segunda FEB[14]
  • Commons category: Marc Gasol[15]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[16]
  • Residence: Barcelona[17], Memphis[18]
  • Sport: basketball[19]
  • Drafted by: Los Angeles Lakers[20]
  • Family name: Gasol[21]
  • Given name: Marc[22]
  • IPA transcription: ˈmaɾɡ ɡəˈzɔl[23]
  • Participant in: 2006 FIBA World Championship[24], 2010 FIBA World Championship[25], 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup[26], EuroBasket 2007[27], FIBA EuroBasket 2009[28], FIBA EuroBasket 2011[29], FIBA EuroBasket 2013[30], FIBA EuroBasket 2017[31], 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup[32], basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[33], basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[34], basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Catalan[36], Spanish[37], English[38]
  • Nickname: La Tanqueta / Big Marc[39]
  • Birth name: Marc Gasol i Sáez[40]
  • Country for sport: Spain[41]
  • Name in native language: Marc Gasol i Sáez[42]
  • Sport number: 33[43], 45[44], 5[45]
  • Owner of: Bàsquet Girona[46]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Sáez[47]
  • Start of work period: 2003[48]
  • Height: 216 cm[49]

Why It Matters

Marc Gasol has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Marc Gasol born?

Marc Gasol's place of birth was Barcelona[2].

What did Marc Gasol do for work?

Marc Gasol worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Marc Gasol go to school?

Marc Gasol was educated at Lausanne Collegiate School[7].

What awards did Marc Gasol receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Sports[8], NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[9], and ACB Most Valuable Player[10].

Related Entities

Pau Gasol Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . foxsports.com. foxsports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] ↑ . nba.com. nba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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