Matt Cowdrey

Australian swimmer and politician
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Summary

Matt Cowdrey was born on December 22, 1988[1], in Adelaide[2]. He has worked as a para swimmer[3], politician[4], and swimmer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[7]
  • Native language: English[8]
  • Position held: Member of the South Australian House of Assembly[9]
  • Educated at: University of Adelaide[10], Endeavour College[11]
  • Award received: Paralympic gold medal[12], Medal of the Order of Australia[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of sports team: Australian Paralympic Swim Team[15]
  • Member of political party: Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)[16]
  • Commons category: Matthew Cowdrey[17]
  • Sport: para swimming[18]
  • Family name: Cowdrey[19]
  • Given name: Matthew[20], John[21], Matt[22]
  • Work location: South Australia[23]
  • Medical condition: congenital amputation[24]
  • Participant in: 2004 Summer Paralympics[25], 2008 Summer Paralympics[26], 2012 Summer Paralympics[27], 2010 Commonwealth Games[28], 2006 Commonwealth Games[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Name in native language: Matthew John Cowdrey[31]
  • Sports discipline competed in: S9[32]
  • Candidacy in election: 2018 South Australian state election[33], South Australian state election in Colton, 2018[34], 2022 South Australian state election[35]
  • Writing language: English[36]
  • Social media followers: 4935[37]

Why It Matters

Matt Cowdrey has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Matt Cowdrey born?

Matt Cowdrey was born in Adelaide[2].

What did Matt Cowdrey do for work?

Matt Cowdrey worked as a para swimmer[3], politician[4], and swimmer[5].

Where did Matt Cowdrey go to school?

Matt Cowdrey was educated at University of Adelaide[10] and Endeavour College[11].

What awards did Matt Cowdrey receive?

Honors received include Paralympic gold medal[12] and Medal of the Order of Australia[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . news.com.au. news.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . paralympic.org.au. paralympic.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . saliberal.org.au. saliberal.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . theage.com.au. theage.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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