Wilbur Thompson
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American track and field athlete, gold medal in shot put at the 1948 Summer Olympics (1921-2013)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Wilbur Thompson is referenced by 186 other articles, and connects out to USA Track & Field, United States and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including 1921 births, 2013 deaths and 20th-century American sportsmen.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Economic Research Relevant to the Formulation of National Urban Development Strategies
- Steamer to Tacoma
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949-04-03
britishbritish folk rockcontemporary folkelectric folkfolkfolk rock
Discography
- Morris On1972
- Henry the Human Fly1972
- Strict Tempo!1981
- Hand of Kindness1983
- Across a Crowded Room1985
- Daring Adventures1986
- Amnesia1988
- Rumor and Sigh1991
- Mirror Blue1994
- Twangin’ ’n’ a-Traddin’1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Frankfort
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Participant in
- 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 89
- Image
- American W. M. Thompson at the 1948 Summer Olympics.jpg
- Height
- 183
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1921-04-06
- date of death
- 2013-12-25
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- Commons category
- Wilbur Thompson
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Connections
USA Track & Field
Entity
United States
Country
World War II
Concept
Long Beach
Entity
1948 Summer Olympics
Entity
shot put
Entity
University of Southern California
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discus throw
Entity
athletics at the Summer Olympics
Entity
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Entity
Ryan Crouser
Entity
Robert Garrett
Entity
Harrison Dillard
Entity
Tomasz Majewski
Entity
Bob Mathias
Entity
United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Entity
Alice Coachman
Entity
United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Entity
Canadian Football League
Entity
Frankfort
Entity
Categories
1921 births2013 deaths20th-century American sportsmenAmerican men shot puttersAthletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer OlympicsMedalists at the 1948 Summer OlympicsOlympic gold medalists for the United States in track and fieldPeople from Spink County, South DakotaTrack and field athletes from South DakotaUnited States Army personnel of World War IIUSA Indoor Track and Field Championships winnersUSC Trojans men's track and field athletes