Lord Burghley

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Lord Burghley, also known as David Cecil, was a British Olympic gold-medal hurdler who later became a prominent sports administrator and influential figure in international athletics.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British athlete
Olympic gold medallist
human
hurdler
sports administrator
awardReceived Olympic gold medal
competitionClass Olympic Games
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
event 110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
familyName Cecil
fieldOfWork international athletics
givenName David
movement Olympic movement
name David Cecil
Lord Burghley
notableFor being an influential figure in international athletics
winning an Olympic gold medal in hurdling
notableRole prominent sports administrator in international athletics
occupation athlete
sports official
positionHeld sports administrator
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
track and field

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1948 Summer Olympics
headOfOrganizingCommittee

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