Yoshi Oyakawa

American swimmer
Person human Q1368492
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Yoshi Oyakawa

Summary

Yoshi Oyakawa is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kailua-Kona[2]. He was born on +1933-08-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4] and teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kailua-Kona[2], Yoshi Oyakawa…
  • Yoshi Oyakawa was born on +1933-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's professions included swimmer[4].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa worked as a teacher[5].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa was educated at Ohio State University[8].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa was educated at Hilo High School[9].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[10].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's image is recorded as Yoshi Oyakawa at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial near Kaimana Beach.jpg[11].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa is recorded as male[12].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's member of sports team is recorded as Ohio State Buckeyes[14].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[15].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dfmbp[16].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's given name is recorded as Yoshinobu[17].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[18].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke[20].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as oy/yoshi-oyakawa-1[21].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yoshi'}[22].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yoshinobu Oyakawa'}[23].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's country for sport is recorded as United States[24].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yoshi Oyakawa'}[25].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+169'}[26].
  • Yoshi Oyakawa's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+70'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoshi Oyakawa was born in Kailua-Kona[2]. He was born on +1933-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Ohio State University[8], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1870[30], headquartered in Columbus[31] and Hilo High School[9], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1906[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include swimmer[4] and teacher[5].

Recognition

Yoshi Oyakawa received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[10].

Why It Matters

Yoshi Oyakawa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Yoshi Oyakawa born?

Yoshi Oyakawa's place of birth was Kailua-Kona[2].

What did Yoshi Oyakawa do for work?

Yoshi Oyakawa worked as swimmer[4] and teacher[5].

Where did Yoshi Oyakawa go to school?

Yoshi Oyakawa was educated at Ohio State University[8] and Hilo High School[9].

What awards did Yoshi Oyakawa receive?

Honors received include International Swimming Hall of Fame[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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