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Doug Mountjoy

Welsh snooker player (1942-2021)
Person human Q1251830

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 8, 1942
Date of death
February 14, 2021
Place of birth
Glamorgan, Tir-y-berth[1][7]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
snooker player, coal miner, coach
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Century breaks
49.0
Competition won
1977 Masters, 1978 UK Championship, 1980 Champion of Champions, 1988 UK Championship, 1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship, Mercantile Credit Classic 1989, 1985 Pot Black, 1978 Pot Black, 1979 Irish Masters, 1983 Pontins Professional, 1979 Pontins Professional, 1978 Golden Masters, 1980 Welsh Professional Championship, 1982 Welsh Professional Championship, 1984 Welsh Professional Championship, 1983 Hong Kong Masters, 1987 Welsh Professional Championship, 1989 Welsh Professional Championship, 1974 Pontins Spring Open, 1976 Pontins Spring Open[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Country for sport
Wales[16]
Family name
Mountjoy[11]
Given name
Douglas, James[12][13]
Highest break
145.0
Nickname
Doug[15]
Sport
snooker[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Doug Mountjoy de Douglas James Mountjoy ja ダグ・マウントジョイ ru Монтжой, Дуг ru Дуг Монтжой ru Дуг Маунтджой ru Маунтджой, Дуг sv Mountjoy, Doug zh 道格·蒙特乔
🔖 Identifiers · 7
CueTracker player ID
Doug-Mountjoy
Freebase ID
/m/02zt68
IMDb ID
nm6970134
SNARC ID
Anni Friesinger-Postma
Snooker Database player ID (archived)
54
Snooker.org player ID
806
Trading Card Database name ID
194156

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Competition won 3
1977 Masters, 1978 UK Championship, 1988 UK Championship
← Winner 3
1977 Masters, 1978 UK Championship, 1988 UK Championship
Given name 2
James, Douglas
Country for sport 1
Wales
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
coach
Place of birth 1
Glamorgan
SNARC ID 1
Anni Friesinger-Postma
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
snooker
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Summary

Born in Glamorgan[1], he… he was born on June 8, 1942[2]. He died on February 14, 2021[3]. He worked as a snooker player[4], coal miner[5], and coach[6].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Glamorgan[1], a historic county of Wales[23], in United Kingdom[24] and Tir-y-berth[7], a village[25], in United Kingdom[26].

FAQs

Where was Doug Mountjoy born?

Born in Glamorgan[1].

What did Doug Mountjoy do for work?

Doug Mountjoy worked as snooker player[4], coal miner[5], and coach[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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