Okkert Brits

South African pole vaulter
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Summary

Okkert Brits was born on August 22, 1973[1], in Eastern Cape[2]. He has worked as a pole vaulter[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Uitenhage[5]
  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Okkert Brits[8]
  • Sport: athletics[9]
  • Family name: Brits[10]
  • Record held: pole vault[11]
  • Participant in: 2004 Summer Olympics[12], 2000 Summer Olympics[13], 1996 Summer Olympics[14], 2002 Commonwealth Games[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Country for sport: South Africa[17]
  • Height: 198 cm[18]
  • Mass: 96 kg[19]
  • Sports discipline competed in: pole vault[20]

Why It Matters

Okkert Brits has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Okkert Brits born?

Okkert Brits's place of birth was Eastern Cape[2].

What did Okkert Brits do for work?

Okkert Brits worked as a pole vaulter[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Eastern Cape, Uitenhage
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record held → pole vault
    Participant in → 2004 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics +1
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 329, add P13725 (329) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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