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Patrick Marcy

American wrestler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ60833928
Source-derived summary

Patrick Marcy (born October 6, 1950) is an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Patrick Marcy” as american wrestler. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Patrick, Marcy and American.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1950, 1976—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1950-10-06. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Patrick, Marcy and American providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Patrick Marcy”, the useful work is to connect “american wrestler” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60833928. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1950 and 1976.

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This entry incorporates text from Patrick Marcy” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.