Richard Sheldon

American shot put and discus Olympian (1878-1935)
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Richard Sheldon

Summary

Richard Sheldon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rutland[2]. He was born on +1878-07-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +1935-01-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard Sheldon was born in Rutland[2].
  • Richard Sheldon died in New York City[4].
  • Richard Sheldon was born on +1878-07-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Sheldon died on +1935-01-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard Sheldon held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Richard Sheldon worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Richard Sheldon was educated at Yale University[9].
  • Richard Sheldon's image is recorded as Sheldon 1900.jpg[10].
  • Richard Sheldon is recorded as male[11].
  • Richard Sheldon's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Richard Sheldon's Commons category is recorded as Richard Sheldon[13].
  • Richard Sheldon's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Richard Sheldon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08krqg[15].
  • Richard Sheldon's family name is recorded as Sheldon[16].
  • Richard Sheldon's given name is recorded as Richard[17].
  • Richard Sheldon's record held is recorded as Q136364013[18].
  • Richard Sheldon's record held is recorded as Q136364013[19].
  • Richard Sheldon's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14992511[20].
  • Richard Sheldon's participant in is recorded as 1900 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Richard Sheldon's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sh/dick-sheldon-1[22].
  • Richard Sheldon's country for sport is recorded as United States[23].
  • Richard Sheldon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+185'}[24].
  • Richard Sheldon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+79'}[25].
  • Richard Sheldon's sports discipline competed in is recorded as discus throw[26].
  • Richard Sheldon's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Sheldon-2724[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Sheldon was born in Rutland[2]. He was born on +1878-07-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard Sheldon was educated at Yale University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Sheldon's professions included athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Richard Sheldon died on +1935-01-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Sheldon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Richard Sheldon born?

Richard Sheldon's place of birth was Rutland[2].

Where did Richard Sheldon die?

Richard Sheldon passed away in New York City[4].

What did Richard Sheldon do for work?

Richard Sheldon worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Richard Sheldon go to school?

Richard Sheldon was educated at Yale University[9].

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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