Masako Chiba

Japanese long-distance runner, sports commentator
Person human Q259481
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Masako Chiba

Summary

Masako Chiba is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Uji[2]. She was born on +1976-07-18T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a marathon runner[4], long-distance runner[5], athletics competitor[6], and sports commentator[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Uji[2], Masako Chiba…
  • Masako Chiba was born on +1976-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Masako Chiba held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Masako Chiba's professions included marathon runner[4].
  • Masako Chiba's professions included long-distance runner[5].
  • Masako Chiba worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Masako Chiba's professions included sports commentator[7].
  • Masako Chiba was employed by Asahi Kasei[10].
  • Among Masako Chiba's employers was Toyota Industries[11].
  • Masako Chiba is recorded as female[12].
  • Masako Chiba's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Masako Chiba's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 257329945[14].
  • Masako Chiba's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00964838[15].
  • Masako Chiba's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Masako Chiba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027hfz_[17].
  • Masako Chiba studied under Shigeru So[18].
  • Masako Chiba studied under Takeshi So[19].
  • Masako Chiba studied under Yoshio Koide[20].
  • Masako Chiba's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14286128[21].
  • Masako Chiba's participant in is recorded as 1996 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Masako Chiba's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • Masako Chiba's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ch/masako-chiba-1[24].
  • Masako Chiba's country for sport is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Masako Chiba's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '千葉真子'}[26].
  • Masako Chiba's name in kana is recorded as ちば まさこ[27].

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Origins and Family

Masako Chiba was born in Uji[2]. She was born on +1976-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Studied under Shigeru So[18], a marathon runner[28], b. 1953[29], of Japan[30]; Takeshi So[19], a marathon runner[31], b. 1953[32], of Japan[33]; and Yoshio Koide[20], an athletics competitor[34], 1939–2019[35], of Japan[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner[4], long-distance runner[5], athletics competitor[6], and sports commentator[7]. Employers include Asahi Kasei[10], a public company[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1931[39], headquartered in Chiyoda[40] and Toyota Industries[11], a business[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1926[43], headquartered in Kariya[44].

Why It Matters

Masako Chiba ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Masako Chiba born?

Masako Chiba's place of birth was Uji[2].

What did Masako Chiba do for work?

Masako Chiba worked as marathon runner[4], long-distance runner[5], athletics competitor[6], and sports commentator[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . World Athletics database. iaaf.org. Provenance: 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.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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