Thomas Wessinghage

German distance runner
Person human Q84392
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Summary

Thomas Wessinghage was born on February 22, 1952[1], in Hagen[2]. He has worked as an athletics competitor[3], long-distance runner[4], middle-distance runner[5], university teacher[6], and athlete[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Occupation: sports physician[10], orthopedist[11]
  • Employer: Deutsche Hochschule für Prävention und Gesundheitsmanagement[12]
  • Award received: Bislett medal[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Thomas Wessinghage[15]
  • Sport: athletics[16]
  • Family name: Wessinghage[17]
  • Given name: Thomas[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thomas Wessinghage[19]
  • Commons gallery: Thomas Wessinghage[20]
  • Participant in: 1976 Summer Olympics[21], 1972 Summer Olympics[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23]
  • Country for sport: West Germany[24]
  • Name in native language: Thomas Wessinghage[25]
  • Height: 181 cm[26]
  • Mass: 68 kg[27]
  • P14375: WessinghageThomas[28]

Why It Matters

Thomas Wessinghage has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Wessinghage born?

Thomas Wessinghage was born in Hagen[2].

What did Thomas Wessinghage do for work?

Thomas Wessinghage worked as an athletics competitor[3], long-distance runner[4], middle-distance runner[5], university teacher[6], and athlete[7].

What awards did Thomas Wessinghage receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Athletics podium person id → 9651
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'nn', 'no', '
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → athletics competitor, long-distance runner, middle-distance runner +4
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