Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
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The Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring men's and women's events contested on purpose-built sand courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4320104 — 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)
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Target entity: Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament Context triple: [London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament, previousEdition, Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament]
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London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
The London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2012 Summer Olympics, featuring international men's and women's teams competing for Olympic medals.
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B.
Beijing 2008 Olympic venues
The Beijing 2008 Olympic venues were a network of iconic sports facilities in and around Beijing, including landmarks like the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, built or renovated to host the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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C.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in China that showcased Beijing’s rapid modernization and featured memorable performances by athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
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D.
XV Olympiad
XV Olympiad refers to the 1952 Summer Olympics, an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland.
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E.
2008 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 2008 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Beijing, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for gold in both men's and women's events.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament Target entity description: The Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring men's and women's events contested on purpose-built sand courts.
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A.
London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
The London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2012 Summer Olympics, featuring international men's and women's teams competing for Olympic medals.
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B.
Beijing 2008 Olympic venues
The Beijing 2008 Olympic venues were a network of iconic sports facilities in and around Beijing, including landmarks like the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, built or renovated to host the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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C.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in China that showcased Beijing’s rapid modernization and featured memorable performances by athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
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D.
XV Olympiad
XV Olympiad refers to the 1952 Summer Olympics, an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland.
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E.
2008 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 2008 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Beijing, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for gold in both men's and women's events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic beach volleyball tournament
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sporting event ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | preliminary pool play followed by single-elimination knockout stage ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| courtType | outdoor ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-08-22 ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIVB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
men's beach volleyball tournament
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women's beach volleyball tournament ⓘ |
| hostCity | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTeamsPerNationPerGender | 2 ⓘ |
| medalEvents |
men's beach volleyball
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women's beach volleyball ⓘ |
| menBronzeMedalists | Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menBronzeMedalNation | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menGoldMedalists | Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menGoldMedalNation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menSilverMedalists | Fábio Luiz Magalhães and Márcio Araújo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menSilverMedalNation | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | purpose-built temporary beach volleyball stadium in Chaoyang Park ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsMen | 24 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
NERFINISHED
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International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMultiSportEvent | Games of the XXIX Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | Athens 2004 Olympic beach volleyball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis | FIVB Olympic ranking and continental qualification ⓘ |
| sport | beach volleyball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-08-09 ⓘ |
| surface | sand ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| venue | Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenBronzeMedalists | Xue Chen and Zhang Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenBronzeMedalNation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenGoldMedalists | Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenGoldMedalNation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenSilverMedalists | Tian Jia and Wang Jie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenSilverMedalNation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament Description of subject: The Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring men's and women's events contested on purpose-built sand courts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
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previousEdition
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Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
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