Jack Metcalfe

Australian long jumper, triple jumper and javelin thrower (1912–1994)
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Jack Metcalfe
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Jack Metcalfe

Summary

Jack Metcalfe is a human[1]. He was born in New South Wales[2]. He was born on +1912-02-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Tura Beach[4]. He died on +1994-01-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6] and javelin thrower[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jack Metcalfe's place of birth was New South Wales[2].
  • Jack Metcalfe passed away in Tura Beach[4].
  • Jack Metcalfe was born on +1912-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jack Metcalfe died on +1994-01-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jack Metcalfe held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Jack Metcalfe worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Jack Metcalfe's professions included javelin thrower[7].
  • Jack Metcalfe was educated at Sydney Boys High School[10].
  • Jack Metcalfe was educated at University of Sydney[11].
  • Jack Metcalfe received the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame[12].
  • Jack Metcalfe's image is recorded as Jack Metcalfe 1930s.jpg[13].
  • Jack Metcalfe is recorded as male[14].
  • Jack Metcalfe's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jack Metcalfe's Commons category is recorded as Jack Metcalfe[16].
  • Jack Metcalfe's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Jack Metcalfe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0krv0g[18].
  • Jack Metcalfe's family name is recorded as Metcalfe[19].
  • Jack Metcalfe's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • Jack Metcalfe's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14419575[21].
  • Jack Metcalfe's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Jack Metcalfe's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as me/jack-metcalfe-1[23].
  • Jack Metcalfe's country for sport is recorded as Australia[24].
  • Jack Metcalfe's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}[25].
  • Jack Metcalfe's sports discipline competed in is recorded as high jump[26].
  • Jack Metcalfe's sports discipline competed in is recorded as javelin throw[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New South Wales[2], Jack Metcalfe… he was born on +1912-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Sydney Boys High School[10], a public school[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1883[30] and University of Sydney[11], a public research university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in Sydney[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6] and javelin thrower[7].

Recognition

Jack Metcalfe received the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame[12].

Death and Burial

Jack Metcalfe died on +1994-01-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Tura Beach[4].

Why It Matters

Jack Metcalfe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jack Metcalfe born?

Jack Metcalfe's place of birth was New South Wales[2].

Where did Jack Metcalfe die?

Jack Metcalfe died in Tura Beach[4].

What did Jack Metcalfe do for work?

Jack Metcalfe worked as athletics competitor[6] and javelin thrower[7].

Where did Jack Metcalfe go to school?

Jack Metcalfe was educated at Sydney Boys High School[10] and University of Sydney[11].

What awards did Jack Metcalfe receive?

Honors received include Athletics Australia Hall of Fame[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Athletics Australia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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