John Disley
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athlete
co-founder of the London Marathon
human
sports administrator
sports executive
steeplechase runner
John Disley was a Welsh Olympic steeplechaser and influential athletics organizer best known for co-founding the London Marathon.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athlete
ⓘ
co-founder of the London Marathon ⓘ human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ sports executive ⓘ steeplechase runner ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFounded | London Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Chris Brasher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's athletics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-02-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Loughborough College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| event | 3000 metres steeplechase ⓘ |
| familyName | Disley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| medal | bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics men's 3000 metres steeplechase ⓘ |
| middleName | Ivor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Ivor Disley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the London Marathon course ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
businessperson in sports ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| OlympicMedalistIn | 3000 metres steeplechase ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Corris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
organizer of the London Marathon
ⓘ
vice-chairman of the London Marathon ⓘ |
| representedAt |
1952 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
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