Ralph Waldo Rose

American track and field athlete (1885-1913)
Person Human Q371842
Ralph Waldo Rose
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 17, 1885, March 17, 1884[2][9]
Date of death
October 16, 1913
Place of birth
Healdsburg
Place of death
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Cause of death
typhoid fever[14]
Country for sport
United States
Family name
Rose[16]
Given name
Ralph[17]
Height
+195
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Mass
+115
Place of burial
Oak Mound Cemetery[10]
Sports discipline competed in
discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, shot put
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
VIAF cluster ID
316737109
American National Biography ID
1900574
Athletics Podium person ID
17977
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14975853q
DatabaseOlympics.com athlete ID (archived)
ROSERAL01
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1119082544
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ralph-Waldo-Rose
Find a Grave memorial ID
35611365
Freebase ID
/m/0445nm
Geni profile ID
6000000026781877003
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1119082544
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Olympedia people ID
78977
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
ralph-rose
Olympics.com athlete ID
ralph-rose
Prabook ID
1933709
Roglo person ID
p=ralph;n=rose
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ro/ralph-rose-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
114610
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
5698
Trading Card Database name ID
156207
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
139
WikiTree person ID
Rose-2809
World Athletics athlete ID
286834, 14862815

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Summary

Ralph Waldo Rose's place of birth was Healdsburg[1]. He was born on March 17, 1885[2]. He died in San Francisco[3]. He died on October 16, 1913[4]. He worked as a hammer thrower[5], athletics competitor[6], shot putter[7], and athlete[8].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Waldo Rose born?

Ralph Waldo Rose was born in Healdsburg[1].

Where did Ralph Waldo Rose die?

Ralph Waldo Rose died in San Francisco[3].

What did Ralph Waldo Rose do for work?

Ralph Waldo Rose worked as hammer thrower[5], athletics competitor[6], shot putter[7], and athlete[8].

Where did Ralph Waldo Rose go to school?

Ralph Waldo Rose was educated at University of Michigan[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → March 17, 1885, March 17, 1884
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57413: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 17977
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 17977, add P13725 (17977) via athpod"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World Athletics athlete ID → 286834, 14862815
    Participant in → 1912 Summer Olympics, 1904 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics
    Given name → Ralph
    Sports discipline competed in → discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw +1
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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