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Wyomia Tyus

American sprinter
Person Human Q229261
Wyomia Tyus
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[8]
Date of birth
August 29, 1945
Place of birth
Griffin
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
sprinter, athletics competitor, athlete
Educated at
Tennessee State University[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Country for sport
United States[16]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Great Women Athletes of the 20th Century[12][13]
Family name
Tyus[10]
Given name
Wyomia[11]
Height
172[17]
Mass
61[18]
Participant in
1964 Summer Olympics[14]
Sport
athletics[9]
Sports discipline competed in
sprinting[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wyomia Tyus ar وايوميا تيوس cs Wyomia Tyusová de Tyus el Γουαϊόμια Τάις fa ویومیا تیوس he ואיומיה טיוס he וואיומה טיוס it Wyomia Tyus-Simburg ja ワイオミア・タイアス ko 와이오미아 타이어스 ru Вайомия Тайес ru Тайес, Вайомия sv Tyus uk Вайомія Таєс zh 懷俄明亞·泰斯
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
3347154015351609310006
GND ID
1169069207
Athletics Podium person ID
40200
Collective Biographies of Women ID
16214
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Wyomia-Tyus
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
wyomia-tyus
FemBio ID
27477
Freebase ID
/m/0jdbz
GTAA ID
162430
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived)
395
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000005540
Munzinger Sport number
01000052550
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NNDB people ID
533/000167032
New Georgia Encyclopedia ID
sports-outdoor-recreation/wyomia-tyus-b-1945
Olympedia people ID
77993
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
wyomia-tyus
Olympics.com athlete ID
wyomia-tyus
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3990658
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803110440697
Prabook ID
1724373
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ty/wyomia-tyus-1
TeamUSA.com Hall of Fame member ID
wyomia-tyus
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
tyus-simburg-wyomia
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
21793
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
2820
Trading Card Database name ID
45566
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
175
USA Track & Field athlete ID (new)
wyomia-tyus
World Athletics athlete ID
14346253
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmJR9WwyVk6VpMcFKjmd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
athletics competitor, sprinter
Participated in 2
athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres, athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres
← Winner 2
athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres, athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Tennessee State University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participant in 1
1964 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Griffin
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
sprinting
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Summary

Born in Griffin[1], she… she was born on August 29, 1945[2]. She worked as a sprinter[3], athletics competitor[4], and athlete[5].

FAQs

Where was Wyomia Tyus born?

Born in Griffin[1].

What did Wyomia Tyus do for work?

Wyomia Tyus worked as sprinter[3], athletics competitor[4], and athlete[5].

Where did Wyomia Tyus go to school?

Wyomia Tyus was educated at Tennessee State University[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . 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. 10w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 40200
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 40200, add P13725 (40200) via athpod"
  2. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID → tyus-simburg-wyomia
    "Created claim: Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID: tyus-simburg-wyomia, Matched to Wyomia Tyus Simburg (#25239682) in Ten…"
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