Rod Dixon

New Zealand distance runner
Person human Q1425148
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Rod Dixon

Summary

Rod Dixon is a human[1]. Born in Nelson[2], he… he was born on +1950-07-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Rod Dixon was born in Nelson[2].
  • Rod Dixon was born on +1950-07-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rod Dixon held citizenship in New Zealand[6].
  • Rod Dixon's professions included long-distance runner[4].
  • Rod Dixon was educated at Waimea College[7].
  • Rod Dixon received the Bislett medal[8].
  • Rod Dixon received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].
  • Rod Dixon's image is recorded as Rod Dixon 1976.jpg[10].
  • Rod Dixon is recorded as male[11].
  • Rod Dixon's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Rod Dixon's Commons category is recorded as Rod Dixon[13].
  • Rod Dixon's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Rod Dixon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09m53j[15].
  • Rod Dixon's family name is recorded as Dixon[16].
  • Rod Dixon's given name is recorded as Rod[17].
  • Rod Dixon's given name is recorded as Phillip[18].
  • Rod Dixon's given name is recorded as Mathew[19].
  • Rod Dixon's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14343226[20].
  • Rod Dixon's participant in is recorded as 1984 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Rod Dixon's participant in is recorded as 1976 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Rod Dixon's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Rod Dixon's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as di/rod-dixon-1[24].
  • Rod Dixon's country for sport is recorded as New Zealand[25].
  • Rod Dixon's start of work period is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Rod Dixon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+186'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Rod Dixon was born in Nelson[2]. He was born on +1950-07-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Rod Dixon was educated at Waimea College[7].

Career and Affiliations

Rod Dixon worked as a long-distance runner[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Bislett medal[8], a sports award[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1966[30] and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9], a grade of an order[31], in New Zealand[32].

Why It Matters

Rod Dixon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Rod Dixon born?

Rod Dixon was born in Nelson[2].

What did Rod Dixon do for work?

Rod Dixon worked as long-distance runner[4].

Where did Rod Dixon go to school?

Rod Dixon was educated at Waimea College[7].

What awards did Rod Dixon receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[8] and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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