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Wally Hayward

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

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
July 10, 1908
Date of death
April 27, 2006
Place of birth
Johannesburg
Place of death
Johannesburg
Country of citizenship
South Africa[7]
Occupation
long-distance runner, marathon runner
Award received
British Empire Medal[8]
Citizenship
South Africa
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Conflict
World War II
Country for sport
South Africa[17]
Family name
Hayward[12]
Given name
Wally[13]
Participant in
1952 Summer Olympics, 1938 British Empire Games[14][15]
Participated in conflict
World War II[10]
Sport
athletics[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wallace Henry Hayward en Wally Hayward nl Wallace Henry "Wally" Hayward pl Wallace Henry Hayward
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
53901514
Library of Congress authority ID
no2006048961
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
37154
FAST ID
1643005
Freebase ID
/m/07gf6q
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000012016
Olympedia people ID
75273
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
wallace-hayward
Olympics.com athlete ID
wallace-henry-hayward
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ha/wally-hayward-1
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
10419
WikiTree person ID
Haywood-2961
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World Athletics athlete ID
14555610
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm97CbbrxQKCHjYmcgxjC

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Occupation 2
marathon runner, long-distance runner
Participant in 2
1952 Summer Olympics, 1938 British Empire Games
Award received 1
British Empire Medal
Country for sport 1
South Africa
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Johannesburg
Place of death 1
Johannesburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
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Summary

Wally Hayward was born in Johannesburg[1]. He was born on July 10, 1908[2]. He died in Johannesburg[3]. He died on April 27, 2006[4]. He worked as a long-distance runner[5] and marathon runner[6].

FAQs

Where was Wally Hayward born?

Wally Hayward was born in Johannesburg[1].

Where did Wally Hayward die?

Wally Hayward passed away in Johannesburg[3].

What did Wally Hayward do for work?

Wally Hayward worked as long-distance runner[5] and marathon runner[6].

What awards did Wally Hayward receive?

Honors received include British Empire Medal[8].

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . olympedia.org. olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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