Ruth Osburn

American discus thrower (1912–1994)
Person human Q454453
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Summary

Ruth Osburn was born on April 24, 1912[1], in Missouri[2]. She died on January 8, 1994[3], in Tucson[4]. She worked as an athletics competitor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Sex or gender: female[8]
  • Sport: athletics[9]
  • Family name: Osburn[10]
  • Given name: Ruth[11]
  • Participant in: 1932 Summer Olympics[12]
  • Country for sport: United States[13]
  • Height: 170 cm[14]
  • Mass: 59 kg[15]
  • Sports discipline competed in: discus throw[16]

Why It Matters

Ruth Osburn has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Ruth Osburn born?

Ruth Osburn's place of birth was Missouri[2].

Where did Ruth Osburn die?

Ruth Osburn died in Tucson[4].

What did Ruth Osburn do for work?

Ruth Osburn worked as an athletics competitor[5].

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'pl', 'sl',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1932 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Athletics podium person id → 40110
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    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 40110, add P13725 (40110) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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