Wendy Smith-Sly

British athlete
Person human Q441263
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Summary

Wendy Smith-Sly was born on November 5, 1959[1], in London[2]. She has worked as an athletics competitor[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Educated at: Loughborough University[6], Brooklands College[7], Spelthorne College[8]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[9]
  • Sex or gender: female[10]
  • Sport: athletics[11]
  • Family name: Smith[12], Sly[13]
  • Given name: Wendy[14]
  • Participant in: 1988 Summer Olympics[15], 1984 Summer Olympics[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • Country for sport: United Kingdom[18]
  • Height: 168[19]
  • Mass: 52[20]

Why It Matters

Wendy Smith-Sly has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Wendy Smith-Sly born?

Wendy Smith-Sly's place of birth was London[2].

What did Wendy Smith-Sly do for work?

Wendy Smith-Sly worked as an athletics competitor[3].

Where did Wendy Smith-Sly go to school?

Wendy Smith-Sly was educated at Loughborough University[6], Brooklands College[7], and Spelthorne College[8].

What awards did Wendy Smith-Sly receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Award received → Member of the Order of the British Empire
    Participant in → 1988 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 34612, add P13725 (34612) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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