Gareth Thomas
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LGBT sportsperson
Wales international rugby league player
Wales international rugby union player
gay man
human
rugby union coach
rugby union player
Gareth Thomas is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player renowned for captaining the Wales national team and later becoming one of the first openly gay professional rugby players.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT sportsperson
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Wales international rugby league player ⓘ Wales international rugby union player ⓘ gay man ⓘ human ⓘ rugby union coach ⓘ rugby union player ⓘ |
| captainOf |
British and Irish Lions
NERFINISHED
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Wales national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-07-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gareth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Welsh people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Bridgend RFC
NERFINISHED
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British and Irish Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiff Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiff RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ Celtic Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Crusaders Rugby League NERFINISHED ⓘ Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first openly gay professional rugby players ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiography about his life and coming out ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional rugby league player
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professional rugby union player ⓘ sports pundit ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Rugby World Cup
NERFINISHED
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Six Nations Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sarn, Bridgend, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre
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fullback ⓘ wing ⓘ |
| residence | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromSport |
rugby league
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rugby union ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| sport |
rugby league
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rugby union ⓘ |
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