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The Boat Race

rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities held in London, England
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The Boat Race

Summary

The Boat Race is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boat Race is located in Oxfordshire[3].
  • The Boat Race is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Boat Race's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[5].
  • The location of The Boat Race was Greater London[6].
  • The location of The Boat Race was The Championship Course[7].
  • The Boat Race is a type of rowing regatta[8].
  • The Boat Race is part of Oxford and Cambridge rivalry[9].
  • The Boat Race's Commons category is recorded as University Boat Race[10].
  • 1829 marks the founding of The Boat Race[11].
  • The Boat Race's sport is recorded as rowing[12].
  • The Boat Race's located in/on physical feature is recorded as River Thames[13].
  • Among those involved in The Boat Race was Cambridge University Boat Club[14].
  • A participant in The Boat Race was Oxford University Boat Club[15].
  • The Boat Race's official website is recorded as http://www.theboatrace.org/[16].
  • The Boat Race's sponsor is recorded as Gemini[17].
  • The Boat Race's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Boat Race[18].
  • The Boat Race's depicted by is recorded as The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race[19].
  • The Boat Race's event interval is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • The Boat Race's event distance is recorded as {'amount': '+8.4'}[21].

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When and Where

Recorded location include Greater London[6] and The Championship Course[7]. The Boat Race is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

The Boat Race is part of Oxford and Cambridge rivalry[9]. Its instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Cambridge University Boat Club[14] and Oxford University Boat Club[15].

Why It Matters

The Boat Race ranks in the top 7% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,464 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

River Thames United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Event distance → {'amount': '+8.4'}
    Harper's tag → oxford-and-cambridge-boat-race-england
    Location → Greater London, The Championship Course
    Part of → Oxford and Cambridge rivalry
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: oxford-and-cambridge-boat-race-england, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951251|oxford and cambridge boat race england (#289951251)]] in "
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