World Rowing

international rowing governing body
Organization rowing_governing_body Q684885
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World Rowing

Summary

World Rowing is a rowing governing body[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (rowing_governing_body category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Rowing was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations[3].
  • World Rowing was a member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations[4].
  • World Rowing is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • World Rowing's instance of is recorded as rowing governing body[6].
  • World Rowing's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[7].
  • World Rowing's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • World Rowing's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body[9].
  • World Rowing's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • World Rowing's official language is recorded as French[11].
  • World Rowing's founder is recorded as Koninklijke Belgische Roeibond[12].
  • World Rowing's headquarters location is recorded as Lausanne[13].
  • World Rowing's headquarters location is recorded as Maison du Sport International[14].
  • World Rowing's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121582837[15].
  • World Rowing's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146054631[16].
  • World Rowing's GND ID is recorded as 1037524-7[17].
  • World Rowing's location is recorded as Lausanne[18].
  • World Rowing's Commons category is recorded as World Rowing[19].
  • World Rowing's chairperson is recorded as Jean-Christophe Rolland[20].
  • +1892-06-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Rowing[21].
  • World Rowing's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.52, 'lon': 6.61}[22].
  • World Rowing's sport is recorded as rowing[23].
  • World Rowing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/023r_x[24].
  • World Rowing's location of formation is recorded as Turin[25].
  • World Rowing's official website is recorded as https://worldrowing.com/[26].
  • World Rowing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Rowing[27].

Body

Founding

World Rowing's founder is recorded as Koninklijke Belgische Roeibond[12]. +1892-06-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Turin[25].

Identity

World Rowing's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron"}[28]. Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'FISA'}[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[30], {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'FISA'}[31], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'FISA'}[32].

Leadership

World Rowing's chairperson is recorded as Jean-Christophe Rolland[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Lausanne[13], a Municipality of Switzerland[33], in Switzerland[34] and Maison du Sport International[14], a building complex[35], in Switzerland[36], founded in 2006[37].

Why It Matters

World Rowing draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (rowing_governing_body category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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  10. [14] . worldrowing.com. Retrieved . worldrowing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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