Pierre Legrain

French hammer thrower (1920–2005)
Person human Q3385903
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Pierre Legrain

Summary

Pierre Legrain is a human[1]. His place of birth was La Neuville[2]. He was born on +1920-02-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Thumeries[4]. He died on +2005-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a hammer thrower[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

  • Pierre Legrain's place of birth was La Neuville[2].
  • Pierre Legrain passed away in Thumeries[4].
  • Pierre Legrain was born on +1920-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Pierre Legrain died on +2005-06-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Pierre Legrain held citizenship in France[8].
  • Pierre Legrain's professions included hammer thrower[6].
  • Pierre Legrain received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[9].
  • Pierre Legrain is recorded as male[10].
  • Pierre Legrain's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Pierre Legrain's ISNI is recorded as 0000000075436248[12].
  • Pierre Legrain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 104719448[13].
  • Pierre Legrain's IdRef ID is recorded as 191692034[14].
  • Pierre Legrain's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Pierre Legrain's family name is recorded as Legrain[16].
  • Pierre Legrain's given name is recorded as Pierre[17].
  • Pierre Legrain's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556107[18].
  • Pierre Legrain's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Pierre Legrain's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Pierre Legrain's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Pierre Legrain's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as le/pierre-legrain-1[22].
  • Pierre Legrain's birth name is recorded as Pierre-Eugène Legrain[23].
  • Pierre Legrain's country for sport is recorded as France[24].
  • Pierre Legrain's different from is recorded as Pierre Legrain[25].
  • Pierre Legrain's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+170'}[26].
  • Pierre Legrain's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11570', 'amount': '+75'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Pierre Legrain's place of birth was La Neuville[2]. He was born on +1920-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Pierre Legrain's professions included hammer thrower[6].

Recognition

Pierre Legrain received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[9].

Death and Burial

Pierre Legrain died on +2005-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Thumeries[4].

Why It Matters

Pierre Legrain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Pierre Legrain born?

Pierre Legrain was born in La Neuville[2].

Where did Pierre Legrain die?

Pierre Legrain died in Thumeries[4].

What did Pierre Legrain do for work?

Pierre Legrain worked as hammer thrower[6].

What awards did Pierre Legrain receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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