John Stephen Akhwari

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1938-12-20
gptkbp:event gptkb:marathon
gptkbp:famousFor finishing the 1968 Olympic marathon despite injury
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Stephen Akhwari
gptkbp:injuries knee injury during 1968 Olympic marathon
gptkbp:nationality Tanzanian
gptkbp:notableFor 1968 Summer Olympics marathon
gptkbp:notableQuote My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race.
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:athlete
long-distance runner
gptkbp:OlympicAppearances gptkb:1968_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:1970_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Mbulu, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
gptkbp:sport athletics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mexico_City_Olympic_Games_1968
gptkb:1968_Mexico_City_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7