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Eric Kaiser
Eric Kaiser (born 7 March 1971) is a retired Cameroonian-born German athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon. His personal bests are 13.34 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (-0.7 m/s, Duisburg 1995) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Stuttgart 1995). In 1999 he tested positive for a banned substance, clenbuterol, and was suspended for two years.
Article summary
Eric Kaiser (born 7 March 1971) is a retired Cameroonian-born German athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon. His personal bests are 13.34 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (-0.7 m/s, Duisburg 1995) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Stuttgart 1995). In 1999 he tested positive for a banned substance, clenbuterol, and was suspended for two years.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1971-03-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1971-03-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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