Dick Quax
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Dick Quax was a New Zealand middle- and long-distance runner who became one of the world’s leading 5000-metre specialists in the 1970s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athletics coach
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human ⓘ long-distance runner ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1972 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1976 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-05-28 ⓘ |
| event |
10,000 metres
ⓘ
1500 metres ⓘ 5000 metres ⓘ marathon ⓘ |
| familyName | Quax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| medalType | Olympic silver medal ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | New Zealand National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dick Quax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the world’s leading 5000-metre specialists in the 1970s ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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politician ⓘ runner ⓘ |
| personalBest10000m | 27:41.95 ⓘ |
| personalBest1500m | 3:36.7 ⓘ |
| personalBest5000m | 13:12.9 ⓘ |
| personalBestMarathon | 2:10:47 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alkmaar, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | Auckland Councillor ⓘ |
| representedCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedOn |
Auckland Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manukau City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn | 5000 metres ⓘ |
| specialty |
10,000 metres
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1500 metres ⓘ 5000 metres ⓘ cross country running ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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track and field ⓘ |
| wonMedal | silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics men’s 5000 metres ⓘ |
| worldRecordTime5000m | 13:12.9 ⓘ |
| worldRecordYear5000m | 1977 ⓘ |
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