5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics
E305793
The 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Montreal where Finnish runner Lasse Virén completed his historic distance double.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
| men's 5000 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2875049 — 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: 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Context triple: [Lasse Virén, wonGoldMedalIn, 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics]
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10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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B.
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a short-distance speed skating event in Nagano where Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan captured the gold medal.
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C.
500 m speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was a short-distance Olympic speed skating event in which Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan successfully defended her Olympic title.
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D.
1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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E.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
- 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: 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Target entity description: The 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Montreal where Finnish runner Lasse Virén completed his historic distance double.
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A.
10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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B.
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a short-distance speed skating event in Nagano where Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan captured the gold medal.
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C.
500 m speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was a short-distance Olympic speed skating event in which Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan successfully defended her Olympic title.
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D.
1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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E.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics event
ⓘ
men's 5000 metres ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
surface form:
men's 5000 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics
|
| bronzeMedalist | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNationality | West Germany ⓘ |
| category | long-distance running ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discipline | track and field ⓘ |
| distance | 5000 metres ⓘ |
| eventType | individual race ⓘ |
| gender | men's event ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Lasse Virén ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNationality | Finland ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| location | Montreal ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lasse Virén completing the 5000 m and 10,000 m double ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal ⓘ |
| partOf |
1976 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
athletics at the Summer Olympics ⓘ
surface form:
athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
|
| rounds |
final
ⓘ
heats ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Dick Quax ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNationality | New Zealand ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| surface | outdoor track ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1976 ⓘ |
| venue |
Stade olympique de Montréal
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
|
| winner | Lasse Virén ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Description of subject: The 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Montreal where Finnish runner Lasse Virén completed his historic distance double.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
men's 5000 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics