Mary Decker
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Mary Decker is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner renowned for her world records in the 1970s and 1980s and her dramatic collision in the 3000 meters at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary Decker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17088659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Decker Context triple: [Bill Dellinger, notableStudent, Mary Decker]
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A.
Elana Karp
Elana Karp is a cookbook author and culinary professional known for her collaborative work in contemporary Jewish and Israeli-inspired cuisine.
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B.
Jeri Heiden
Jeri Heiden is a renowned graphic designer and art director known for her influential work on album packaging and visual identities for major recording artists.
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C.
Betty Cuthbert
Betty Cuthbert was an Australian sprinter renowned for winning four Olympic gold medals across the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m events, earning her the nickname "The Golden Girl."
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D.
Allison Krause
Allison Krause was a 19-year-old Kent State University student who became one of four students fatally shot by the Ohio National Guard during the Kent State shootings in 1970, a pivotal event in U.S. anti–Vietnam War history.
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E.
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair is an American speed skater and one of the most decorated female Winter Olympians, renowned for her multiple gold medals in sprint events during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Decker Target entity description: Mary Decker is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner renowned for her world records in the 1970s and 1980s and her dramatic collision in the 3000 meters at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
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A.
Elana Karp
Elana Karp is a cookbook author and culinary professional known for her collaborative work in contemporary Jewish and Israeli-inspired cuisine.
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B.
Jeri Heiden
Jeri Heiden is a renowned graphic designer and art director known for her influential work on album packaging and visual identities for major recording artists.
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C.
Betty Cuthbert
Betty Cuthbert was an Australian sprinter renowned for winning four Olympic gold medals across the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m events, earning her the nickname "The Golden Girl."
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D.
Allison Krause
Allison Krause was a 19-year-old Kent State University student who became one of four students fatally shot by the Ohio National Guard during the Kent State shootings in 1970, a pivotal event in U.S. anti–Vietnam War history.
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E.
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair is an American speed skater and one of the most decorated female Winter Olympians, renowned for her multiple gold medals in sprint events during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.