speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres

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speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres

Summary

speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres is an Olympic sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of olympic_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres won the Yevgeny Grishin[3].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres won the Yuri Mikhaylov[4].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres is in the country of Italy[5].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres's instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[6].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres followed speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres[7].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres was followed by speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres[8].
  • The location of speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres was Lake Misurina[9].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres is part of speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics[10].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres occurred on 1956[11].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres's sport is recorded as speed skating[12].
  • Among those involved in speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres was Yuri Mikhaylov[13].
  • Among those involved in speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres was Yevgeny Grishin[14].
  • A participant in speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres was Toivo Salonen[15].
  • speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres involved {'amount': '+54'} participants[16].

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When and Where

speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres took place on 1956[11]. It took place at Lake Misurina[9]. It is in the country of Italy[5].

Context

speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres is part of speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics[10]. Its instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[6]. It followed speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres[7]. It was followed by speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres[8].

Participants

Recorded participant include Yuri Mikhaylov[13], Yevgeny Grishin[14], and Toivo Salonen[15]. speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres involved {'amount': '+54'} participants[16].

Why It Matters

speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres ranks in the top 3% of olympic_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

FAQs

What awards did speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres receive?

Honors received include Yevgeny Grishin[3] and Yuri Mikhaylov[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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