Games of the XII Olympiad
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The Games of the XII Olympiad were the planned but ultimately canceled 1940 Summer Olympics, originally awarded to Tokyo and later reassigned to Helsinki before being called off due to World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Games of the XII Olympiad canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2650912 — 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: Games of the XII Olympiad Context triple: [Games of the XI Olympiad, canceledSuccessor, Games of the XII Olympiad]
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A.
Games of the IX Olympiad
Games of the IX Olympiad is the formal title of the 1928 international multi-sport event held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the auspices of the modern Olympic Games.
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B.
Games of the XI Olympiad
Games of the XI Olympiad is the formal title of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime.
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C.
Games of the VII Olympiad
Games of the VII Olympiad is the formal title of the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, following World War I.
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D.
Games of the IV Olympiad
Games of the IV Olympiad is the formal title of the 1908 Summer Olympics held primarily in London, England.
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E.
Games of the III Olympiad
Games of the III Olympiad is the formal title of the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, notable for being the first Olympic Games hosted by the United States.
- 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: Games of the XII Olympiad Target entity description: The Games of the XII Olympiad were the planned but ultimately canceled 1940 Summer Olympics, originally awarded to Tokyo and later reassigned to Helsinki before being called off due to World War II.
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A.
Games of the IX Olympiad
Games of the IX Olympiad is the formal title of the 1928 international multi-sport event held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the auspices of the modern Olympic Games.
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B.
Games of the XI Olympiad
Games of the XI Olympiad is the formal title of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime.
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C.
Games of the VII Olympiad
Games of the VII Olympiad is the formal title of the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, following World War I.
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D.
Games of the IV Olympiad
Games of the IV Olympiad is the formal title of the 1908 Summer Olympics held primarily in London, England.
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E.
Games of the III Olympiad
Games of the III Olympiad is the formal title of the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, notable for being the first Olympic Games hosted by the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Summer Olympic Games
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canceled sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1940 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| awardedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| canceled | true ⓘ |
| canceledBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Finland
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| decisionToAwardToTokyoYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Games of the XIV Olympiad ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| notHeld | true ⓘ |
| officialName | Games of the XII Olympiad self-link ⓘ |
| OlympiadNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| originalHostCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| originalHostCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Olympic Games ⓘ |
| plannedHostCityBidWinner | Tokyo ⓘ |
| plannedHostContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| plannedMultiSportEvent | true ⓘ |
| plannedSeason | Summer ⓘ |
| plannedYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Games of the XI Olympiad ⓘ |
| reassignedHostCity | Helsinki ⓘ |
| reassignedHostCityBidWinner | Helsinki ⓘ |
| reassignedHostContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| reassignedHostCountry | Finland ⓘ |
| reassignedToHelsinkiYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1940 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Games of the XII Olympiad Description of subject: The Games of the XII Olympiad were the planned but ultimately canceled 1940 Summer Olympics, originally awarded to Tokyo and later reassigned to Helsinki before being called off due to World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.