Dan Jansen

American speed skater
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Summary

Dan Jansen was born on June 17, 1965[1], in West Allis[2]. He has worked as a speed skater[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Wisconsin[5]
  • Date of birth: May 17, 1965[6]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: West Allis Central High School[8]
  • Award received: James E. Sullivan Award[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Dan Jansen[11]
  • Residence: Wisconsin[12]
  • Sport: speed skating[13]
  • Family name: Jansen[14]
  • Given name: Dan[15], Daniel[16], Ervin[17]
  • Participant in: 1992 Winter Olympics[18], 1988 Winter Olympics[19], 1984 Winter Olympics[20], speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – men's 1000 metres[21]
  • Birth name: Daniel Ervin Jansen[22]
  • Height: 183 cm[23]
  • Mass: 88 kg[24]
  • Sports discipline competed in: long track speed skating[25]
  • Social media followers: 1772[26], 1769[27]

Why It Matters

Dan Jansen has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Dan Jansen born?

Dan Jansen's place of birth was West Allis[2].

What did Dan Jansen do for work?

Dan Jansen worked as a speed skater[3].

Where did Dan Jansen go to school?

Dan Jansen was educated at West Allis Central High School[8].

What awards did Dan Jansen receive?

Honors received include James E. Sullivan Award[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . espn.go.com. espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . SpeedSkatingNews.info. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SpeedSkatingNews.info. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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