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Forrest Towns

American hurdler (1914–1991)
Person human Q706262

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
February 6, 1914
Date of death
April 9, 1991
Place of birth
Fitzgerald
Place of death
Athens
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
athletics competitor
Educated at
University of Georgia[7]
Award received
Bislett medal[8]
Country for sport
United States[14]
Family name
Towns[11]
Given name
Forrest[12]
Height
+188[15]
Mass
+75[16]
P14843
10924[18]
Participant in
1936 Summer Olympics[13]
Sport
athletics[10]
Sports discipline competed in
110 metres hurdles[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Forrest Towns fa فورست تاونز fi Forrest Grady Towns it Forrest Grady Towns ja フォレスト・タウンズ ko 포리스트 타운스 ru Форрест Таунз sv Towns uk Форрест Таунс zh 福里斯特·汤斯
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Churchman cigarette card of Forrest Towns.jpg ↗
Athletics Podium person ID
18409
Freebase ID
/m/02dyrl
Museum-digital ID
254907
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp165883
OFDb person ID
36050
Olympedia people ID
79137
Olympics.com athlete ID
forrest-grady-towns
Prabook ID
2437519
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
to/forrest-towns-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
13566
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
6758
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Trading Card Database name ID
131145
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
174
WikiTree person ID
Towns-168
World Athletics athlete ID
14343944

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Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Georgia
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Participant in 1
1936 Summer Olympics
Participated in 1
athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – men's 110 metres hurdles
Place of birth 1
Fitzgerald
Place of death 1
Athens
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
110 metres hurdles
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athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – men's 110 metres hurdles
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Summary

Forrest Towns was born on February 6, 1914[1], in Fitzgerald[2]. He died on April 9, 1991[3], in Athens[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5].

FAQs

Where was Forrest Towns born?

Forrest Towns was born in Fitzgerald[2].

Where did Forrest Towns die?

Forrest Towns died in Athens[4].

What did Forrest Towns do for work?

Forrest Towns worked as an athletics competitor[5].

Where did Forrest Towns go to school?

Forrest Towns was educated at University of Georgia[7].

What awards did Forrest Towns receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[8].

Related Entities

United States University of Georgia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . T&F NCAAdb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Bislett medal
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Participant in → 1936 Summer Olympics
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