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Tim Collins (equestrian)

Bermudian equestrian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 23, 2023
Entity authorityQ94724380 ↗
Source-derived summary

Tim Collins (born 2 October 1975) is a Bermudian equestrian. He competed in the individual eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He is the brother of Bermudian equestrian Annabelle Collins.

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The public source identifies “Tim Collins (equestrian)” as bermudian equestrian. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Collins, equestrian and Bermudian.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1975, 2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975-10-02. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Collins, equestrian and Bermudian providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 23, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q94724380. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1975 and 2004.

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This entry incorporates text from “Tim Collins (equestrian)” 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.