Tom Shields

American swimmer
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Tom Shields

Summary

Tom Shields is a human[1]. His place of birth was Panama City[2]. He was born on +1991-07-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Panama City[2], Tom Shields…
  • Tom Shields was born on +1991-07-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tom Shields held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Tom Shields's professions included swimmer[4].
  • Tom Shields was educated at Edison High School[7].
  • Tom Shields's image is recorded as Tom Shields-2 (35029338752).jpg[8].
  • Tom Shields's image is recorded as Tom Shields (USA) 2017.jpg[9].
  • Tom Shields is recorded as male[10].
  • Tom Shields's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Tom Shields's member of sports team is recorded as LA Current[12].
  • Tom Shields's Commons category is recorded as Tom Shields[13].
  • Tom Shields's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[14].
  • Tom Shields's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g54pdv[15].
  • Tom Shields's family name is recorded as Shields[16].
  • Tom Shields's given name is recorded as Tom[17].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly[18].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly[19].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[20].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay[21].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly[22].
  • Tom Shields's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[23].
  • Tom Shields's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sh/tom-shields-1[24].
  • Tom Shields's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • Tom Shields's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+191'}[26].
  • Tom Shields's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+86'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Panama City[2], Tom Shields… he was born on +1991-07-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tom Shields's education included a stint at Edison High School[7].

Career and Affiliations

Tom Shields worked as a swimmer[4].

Why It Matters

Tom Shields ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tom Shields born?

Born in Panama City[2], Tom Shields…

What did Tom Shields do for work?

Tom Shields worked as swimmer[4].

Where did Tom Shields go to school?

Tom Shields was educated at Edison High School[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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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