Yvette Williams

New Zealand athlete
Person human Q256196
Yvette Williams
Unknown (Crown Studios of Wellington) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

23 properties
🏷️ Also known as
en Mrs Yvette Winifred Corlett en Yvette Winifred Corlett en Yvette Winefred Williams en Yvette Williams en Yvette Corlett en Dame Yvette Corlett en Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett ar إيفيت وليامز cs Yvette Williams cs Yvette Williamsová de Yvette Corlett el Υβέτ Γουίλιαμς es Yvette Corlett fa ایوت ویلیامز fi Yvette Winifred Corlett he איווט ויליאמס hu Yvette Winifred Williams it Dame Yvette Winifred Williams it Yvette Winifred Williams ja イヴェット・ウィリアムズ
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
1193165450330127100000
Library of Congress authority ID
n2022028091
Athletics Podium person ID
32679
Find a Grave memorial ID
221251166
Freebase ID
/m/0b8dfb
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000004763
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID
yvette-williams, yvette-corlett
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame ID
W/Yvette-Williams
Olympedia people ID
74289
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
yvette-williams
Olympics.com athlete ID
yvette-winefred-williams
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
wi/yvette-williams-1
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Te Papa agent ID
44363
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
66150
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
3034
WikiTree person ID
Williams-78619
World Athletics athlete ID
14556250

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Award received 1
Country for sport 1
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Summary

Born in Dunedin[1], she… she was born on April 25, 1929[2]. She died in Auckland[3]. She died on April 13, 2019[4]. She worked as an athletics competitor[5], shot putter[6], and long jumper[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], an award[24], in United Kingdom[25]; Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], a grade of an order[26], in New Zealand[27]; and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14], a grade of an order[28], in New Zealand[29].

FAQs

Where was Yvette Williams born?

Born in Dunedin[1].

Where did Yvette Williams die?

Yvette Williams passed away in Auckland[3].

Who was Yvette Williams married to?

Yvette Williams's spouses include Buddy Corlett[9].

What did Yvette Williams do for work?

Yvette Williams worked as athletics competitor[5], shot putter[6], and long jumper[7].

Where did Yvette Williams go to school?

Yvette Williams was educated at Otago Girls' High School[11].

What awards did Yvette Williams receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The London Gazette 39735. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26d ago · Valepert · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: yvette-williams"
  2. 6w ago · Oronsay · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID → yvette-williams, yvette-corlett
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: yvette-corlett, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323322489|Yvette Williams (#323322489)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  3. 8w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
    Participant in → 1952 Summer Olympics, 1950 British Empire Games, 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
    Occupation → athletics competitor, shot putter, long jumper
    Educated at → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics Podium person ID: 32679, add P13725 (32679) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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