Valerie Young

New Zealand shot putter and discus thrower
Person human Q7911365
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Summary

Valerie Young was born on August 10, 1937[1], in Ashburton[2]. She has worked as an athletics competitor[3] and shot putter[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[6]
  • Award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire[7]
  • Sex or gender: female[8]
  • Commons category: Valerie Young[9]
  • Sport: athletics[10]
  • Family name: Young[11]
  • Given name: Valerie[12]
  • Participant in: 1964 Summer Olympics[13], 1960 Summer Olympics[14], 1956 Summer Olympics[15]
  • Country for sport: New Zealand[16]
  • Height: 180 cm[17]
  • Sports discipline competed in: shot put[18]

Why It Matters

Valerie Young has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Valerie Young born?

Valerie Young's place of birth was Ashburton[2].

What did Valerie Young do for work?

Valerie Young worked as an athletics competitor[3] and shot putter[4].

What awards did Valerie Young receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', '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 → 1964 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor, shot putter
    Given name → Valerie
    Sports discipline competed in → shot put
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja female athlete id: 66140, add P3882 (66140) via [[toolforge:trackbot|wa2paja]]"
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