Steve Smith

American Olympic pole vaulter (1951–2020)
Person human Q7613978
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Summary

Steve Smith was born on November 24, 1951[1], in Long Beach[2]. He died on September 23, 2020[3], in San Clemente[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 24, 1951[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Educated at: South High School[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Residence: San Clemente[11]
  • Sport: athletics[12]
  • Family name: Smith[13]
  • Given name: Steve[14]
  • Participant in: 1972 Summer Olympics[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Birth name: Stephen Norwood Smith[17]
  • Country for sport: United States[18]
  • Name in native language: Steve Smith[19]
  • Height: 1.85[20]
  • Mass: 82[21]
  • Sports discipline competed in: pole vault[22]
  • P14843: 14309[23]

Why It Matters

Steve Smith is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Steve Smith born?

Steve Smith was born in Long Beach[2].

Where did Steve Smith die?

Steve Smith died in San Clemente[4].

What did Steve Smith do for work?

Steve Smith worked as an athletics competitor[5].

Where did Steve Smith go to school?

Steve Smith was educated at South High School[9].

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14843 → 14309
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → San Clemente
    Citizenship → —
    Date of birth → +1951-11-24T00:00:00Z, +1951-01-24T00:00:00Z
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja male athlete id: 42081, add P3884 (42081) via [[toolforge:trackbot|wa2paja]]"
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