White City Stadium
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White City Stadium was a large multi-purpose sports venue in London, best known for hosting the 1908 Summer Olympics and serving as an early landmark of modern Olympic history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White City Stadium canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White City Stadium Context triple: [1908 Summer Olympics, stadium, White City Stadium]
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A.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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B.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Hoover, Alabama, best known for hosting minor league baseball and major college baseball events such as the SEC Tournament.
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C.
Champion Stadium
Champion Stadium is a baseball-focused sports venue located within the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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D.
Municipal Grant Park Stadium
Municipal Grant Park Stadium was the original name of Soldier Field, the historic multi-purpose stadium on Chicago’s lakefront best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears.
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E.
Eakins Oval
Eakins Oval is a large traffic circle and public space in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that serves as a central hub for cultural events and gatherings in Philadelphia.
- 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: White City Stadium Target entity description: White City Stadium was a large multi-purpose sports venue in London, best known for hosting the 1908 Summer Olympics and serving as an early landmark of modern Olympic history.
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A.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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B.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Hoover, Alabama, best known for hosting minor league baseball and major college baseball events such as the SEC Tournament.
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C.
Champion Stadium
Champion Stadium is a baseball-focused sports venue located within the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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D.
Municipal Grant Park Stadium
Municipal Grant Park Stadium was the original name of Soldier Field, the historic multi-purpose stadium on Chicago’s lakefront best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears.
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E.
Eakins Oval
Eakins Oval is a large traffic circle and public space in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that serves as a central hub for cultural events and gatherings in Philadelphia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic stadium
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
White City
ⓘ
surface form:
The White City
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| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century concrete stadium ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | hosting the 1908 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 68000 ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| constructedFor | Franco-British Exhibition 1908 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | 1985 ⓘ |
| designedBy | J. J. Webster ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century sports architecture ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
athletics track
ⓘ
cycling track ⓘ football pitch ⓘ greyhound racing track ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | influenced later Olympic stadium designs ⓘ |
| location |
White City, London
ⓘ
surface form:
White City, London, England
|
| notableEvent |
1908 Olympic marathon finish
ⓘ
1908 Summer Olympics athletics events ⓘ Summer Olympics 1908 ⓘ
surface form:
1908 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
FA Cup finals (selected years) ⓘ 1966 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
World Cup 1966 group matches
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| olympicCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| olympicCountry | Great Britain ⓘ |
| olympicGamesHosted |
Summer Olympics 1908
ⓘ
surface form:
1908 Summer Olympics
|
| opened | 1908 ⓘ |
| openedForEvent |
Summer Olympics 1908
ⓘ
surface form:
1908 Summer Olympics
|
| owner | Franco-British Exhibition Company (originally) ⓘ |
| region | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ⓘ |
| replacedBy | BBC White City complex ⓘ |
| significance |
early landmark of modern Olympic history
ⓘ
first purpose-built Olympic stadium in London ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| surface | grass (football pitch) ⓘ |
| tenant |
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
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surface form:
Queens Park Rangers F.C. (intermittently)
White City Rebels (speedway team) ⓘ various greyhound racing promoters ⓘ |
| trackSurface | cinder (athletics track) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
athletics
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boxing ⓘ concerts ⓘ football ⓘ greyhound racing ⓘ rugby league ⓘ speedway ⓘ |
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Subject: White City Stadium Description of subject: White City Stadium was a large multi-purpose sports venue in London, best known for hosting the 1908 Summer Olympics and serving as an early landmark of modern Olympic history.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
1908 Summer Olympics