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Mike O'Rourke

New Zealand javelin thrower
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Summary

Mike O'Rourke was born on August 21, 1955[1], in Croydon[2]. He has worked as an athletics competitor[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Sport: athletics[7]
  • Family name: O'Rourke[8]
  • Given name: Mike[9]
  • Participant in: 1984 Summer Olympics[10]
  • Country for sport: New Zealand[11]
  • Height: 190 cm[12]
  • Mass: 100 kg[13]
  • Sports discipline competed in: javelin throw[14]

Why It Matters

Mike O'Rourke has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Mike O'Rourke born?

Mike O'Rourke's place of birth was Croydon[2].

What did Mike O'Rourke do for work?

Mike O'Rourke worked as an athletics competitor[3].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'no', 'pl', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1984 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Given name → Mike
    Sports discipline competed in → javelin throw
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja male athlete id: 31129, add P3884 (31129) via [[toolforge:trackbot|wa2paja]]"
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