sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser

Sailing competition at the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic Games
Event olympic_sporting_event Q26242954
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sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser

Summary

sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser is an Olympic sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of olympic_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser won the Tom Burton[3].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser's instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[5].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser followed sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's Laser class[6].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser was followed by sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser[7].
  • The location of sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser was Marina da Glória[8].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser is part of sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics[9].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser occurred on 2016[10].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser's sport is recorded as sailing[11].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser's organizer is recorded as International Olympic Committee[12].
  • A participant in sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser was Tom Burton[13].
  • Among those involved in sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser was Tonči Stipanović[14].
  • A participant in sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser was Sam Meech[15].
  • sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser involved {'amount': '+46'} participants[16].

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When and Where

sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser occurred on 2016[10]. It took place at Marina da Glória[8]. It is in the country of Brazil[4].

Context

sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser is part of sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics[9]. Its instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[5]. It followed sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's Laser class[6]. It was followed by sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser[7].

Participants

Recorded participant include Tom Burton[13], Tonči Stipanović[14], and Sam Meech[15]. sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser involved {'amount': '+46'} participants[16].

Why It Matters

sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser ranks in the top 3% of olympic_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

FAQs

What awards did sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser receive?

Honors received include Tom Burton[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of participants {'amount': '+46'}
    Sport sailing
    Point in time +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
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