Norman Read

New Zealand racewalker (1931-1994)
Person human Q735781
Norman Read
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Norman Read

Summary

Norman Read is a human[1]. His place of birth was Portsmouth[2]. He was born on +1931-08-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Pirongia[4]. He died on +1994-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Portsmouth[2], Norman Read…
  • Norman Read passed away in Pirongia[4].
  • Norman Read was born on +1931-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Norman Read died on +1994-05-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Norman Read held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Norman Read held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Norman Read worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Norman Read's image is recorded as Norman Read 1956.jpg[10].
  • Norman Read is recorded as male[11].
  • Norman Read's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Norman Read's Commons category is recorded as Norman Read[13].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[14].
  • Norman Read's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Norman Read's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ktc_h[16].
  • Norman Read's family name is recorded as Read[17].
  • Norman Read's given name is recorded as Norman[18].
  • Norman Read's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14430519[19].
  • Norman Read's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Norman Read's participant in is recorded as 1960 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Norman Read's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Norman Read's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as re/norman-read-1[23].
  • Norman Read's country for sport is recorded as New Zealand[24].
  • Norman Read's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norman Richard Read'}[25].
  • Norman Read's start of work period is recorded as +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Norman Read's end of work period is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Portsmouth[2], Norman Read… he was born on +1931-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Norman Read worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Norman Read died on +1994-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Pirongia[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[14].

Why It Matters

Norman Read ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Norman Read born?

Norman Read was born in Portsmouth[2].

Where did Norman Read die?

Norman Read passed away in Pirongia[4].

What did Norman Read do for work?

Norman Read worked as athletics competitor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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