Wally Hayward

South African long-distance runner (1908-2006)
Person human Q7963383
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Wally Hayward

Summary

Wally Hayward is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1908-07-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Johannesburg[4]. He died on +2006-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a long-distance runner[6] and marathon runner[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Johannesburg[2], Wally Hayward…
  • Wally Hayward died in Johannesburg[4].
  • Wally Hayward was born on +1908-07-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wally Hayward died on +2006-04-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wally Hayward held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Wally Hayward worked as a long-distance runner[6].
  • Wally Hayward worked as a marathon runner[7].
  • Wally Hayward received the British Empire Medal[10].
  • Wally Hayward is recorded as male[11].
  • Wally Hayward's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Wally Hayward's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53901514[13].
  • Wally Hayward's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2006048961[14].
  • Wally Hayward's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[15].
  • Wally Hayward's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Wally Hayward's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07gf6q[17].
  • Wally Hayward's family name is recorded as Hayward[18].
  • Wally Hayward's given name is recorded as Wally[19].
  • Wally Hayward's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14555610[20].
  • Wally Hayward's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Wally Hayward's participant in is recorded as 1938 British Empire Games[22].
  • Wally Hayward's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Wally Hayward's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ha/wally-hayward-1[24].
  • Wally Hayward's country for sport is recorded as South Africa[25].
  • Wally Hayward's FAST ID is recorded as 1643005[26].
  • Wally Hayward's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Haywood-2961[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Johannesburg[2], Wally Hayward… he was born on +1908-07-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner[6] and marathon runner[7].

Recognition

Wally Hayward received the British Empire Medal[10].

Death and Burial

Wally Hayward died on +2006-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Johannesburg[4].

Why It Matters

Wally Hayward ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Wally Hayward born?

Wally Hayward was born in Johannesburg[2].

Where did Wally Hayward die?

Wally Hayward passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Wally Hayward do for work?

Wally Hayward worked as long-distance runner[6] and marathon runner[7].

What awards did Wally Hayward receive?

Honors received include British Empire Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . olympedia.org. olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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