West Germany national athletics team
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The West Germany national athletics team was the official track and field squad representing the Federal Republic of Germany in international competitions during the Cold War era.
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| West Germany national athletics team canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: West Germany national athletics team Context triple: [Soviet Union national athletics team, competedAgainst, West Germany national athletics team]
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East Germany national athletics team
The East Germany national athletics team was the elite track and field squad of the former German Democratic Republic, renowned for its systematic training, state-sponsored doping program, and dominance in international competitions during the Cold War era.
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B.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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West Germany men's national ice hockey team
The West Germany men's national ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the Federal Republic of Germany in international ice hockey competitions prior to German reunification in 1990.
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West Germany men's national basketball team
The West Germany men's national basketball team was the former national basketball team of the Federal Republic of Germany that competed in international tournaments before German reunification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: West Germany national athletics team Target entity description: The West Germany national athletics team was the official track and field squad representing the Federal Republic of Germany in international competitions during the Cold War era.
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A.
East Germany national athletics team
The East Germany national athletics team was the elite track and field squad of the former German Democratic Republic, renowned for its systematic training, state-sponsored doping program, and dominance in international competitions during the Cold War era.
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B.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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C.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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D.
West Germany men's national ice hockey team
The West Germany men's national ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the Federal Republic of Germany in international ice hockey competitions prior to German reunification in 1990.
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E.
West Germany men's national basketball team
The West Germany men's national basketball team was the former national basketball team of the Federal Republic of Germany that competed in international tournaments before German reunification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national athletics team
ⓘ
sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FRG national athletics team
NERFINISHED
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West German national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedAgainst | East Germany national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
combined events
ⓘ
field events ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | German reunification ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | German Athletics Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfMembers | West German ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
European Athletics Championships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summer Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ World Athletics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInOlympicsAs | FRG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedRegion | Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Germany national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | national representative team ⓘ |
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Subject: West Germany national athletics team Description of subject: The West Germany national athletics team was the official track and field squad representing the Federal Republic of Germany in international competitions during the Cold War era.
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