Tom Bruce

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1952-2020)
Person human Q542091
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Tom Bruce

Summary

Tom Bruce is a human[1]. His place of birth was Red Bluff[2]. He was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2020-04-09T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a swimmer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tom Bruce's place of birth was Red Bluff[2].
  • Tom Bruce was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tom Bruce died on +2020-04-09T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Tom Bruce held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Tom Bruce worked as a swimmer[5].
  • Tom Bruce's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[8].
  • Tom Bruce's education included a stint at Peterson High School[9].
  • Tom Bruce is recorded as male[10].
  • Tom Bruce's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Tom Bruce's member of sports team is recorded as UCLA Bruins[12].
  • Tom Bruce's member of sports team is recorded as Santa Clara Swim Club[13].
  • Tom Bruce's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[14].
  • Tom Bruce's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027nx61[15].
  • Tom Bruce's family name is recorded as Bruce[16].
  • Tom Bruce's given name is recorded as Tom[17].
  • Tom Bruce's given name is recorded as Thomas[18].
  • Tom Bruce's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Tom Bruce's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre breaststroke[20].
  • Tom Bruce's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[21].
  • Tom Bruce's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as br/tom-bruce-1[22].
  • Tom Bruce's country for sport is recorded as United States[23].
  • Tom Bruce's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thomas Edwin Bruce'}[24].
  • Tom Bruce's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}[25].
  • Tom Bruce's Prabook ID is recorded as 1849191[26].
  • Tom Bruce's World Aquatics athlete ID is recorded as 1149780[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tom Bruce's place of birth was Red Bluff[2]. He was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Peterson High School[9], a high school[32], in United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Tom Bruce worked as a swimmer[5].

Death and Burial

Tom Bruce died on +2020-04-09T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Tom Bruce ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Tom Bruce born?

Tom Bruce's place of birth was Red Bluff[2].

What did Tom Bruce do for work?

Tom Bruce worked as swimmer[5].

Where did Tom Bruce go to school?

Tom Bruce was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8] and Peterson High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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