# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dave-wottle
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:22:10.660Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dave-wottle"
name: "Dave Wottle"
slug: "dave-wottle"
description: "David James Wottle is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a world record holder in the 800 meters. In 1973, Wottle became the then-3rd fastest miler in history. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running."
tagline: "American middle distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andrzej_Kupczyk_and_Dave_Wottle_1972.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1950-08-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.90382933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump