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Sami Salo

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Sami Salo

Summary

Sami Salo is a human[1]. He was born in Turku[2]. He was born on +1974-09-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an ice hockey player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Turku[2], Sami Salo…
  • Sami Salo was born on +1974-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sami Salo held citizenship in Finland[6].
  • Sami Salo worked as an ice hockey player[4].
  • Sami Salo's image is recorded as Sami Salo practice 2012.jpg[7].
  • Sami Salo is recorded as male[8].
  • Sami Salo's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Sami Salo's member of sports team is recorded as Vancouver Canucks[10].
  • Sami Salo's member of sports team is recorded as Tampa Bay Lightning[11].
  • Sami Salo's member of sports team is recorded as Frölunda HC[12].
  • Sami Salo's member of sports team is recorded as Jokerit[13].
  • Sami Salo's Commons category is recorded as Sami Salo[14].
  • Sami Salo's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defenseman[15].
  • Sami Salo's shooting handedness is recorded as right-handed shot[16].
  • Sami Salo's sport is recorded as ice hockey[17].
  • Sami Salo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08glzy[18].
  • Sami Salo's drafted by is recorded as Ottawa Senators[19].
  • Sami Salo's family name is recorded as Salo[20].
  • Sami Salo's given name is recorded as Sami[21].
  • Sami Salo's participant in is recorded as 2006 Winter Olympics[22].
  • Sami Salo's participant in is recorded as 2010 Winter Olympics[23].
  • Sami Salo's participant in is recorded as 2014 Winter Olympics[24].
  • Sami Salo's participant in is recorded as 2002 Winter Olympics[25].
  • Sami Salo's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+878'}[26].
  • Sami Salo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Turku[2], Sami Salo… he was born on +1974-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Sami Salo worked as an ice hockey player[4].

Why It Matters

Sami Salo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Sami Salo born?

Born in Turku[2], Sami Salo…

What did Sami Salo do for work?

Sami Salo worked as ice hockey player[4].

Related Entities

Finland Turku

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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