1948 Winter Olympics
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The 1948 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Games held after World War II, featuring international competition in winter sports in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1948 Winter Olympics canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1948 Winter Olympics Context triple: [St. Moritz, hostedEvent, 1948 Winter Olympics]
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1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter games held in Oslo, Norway, featuring events such as ice hockey, skiing, and skating.
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1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics were the fourth Winter Games, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and are historically notable for taking place under Nazi rule shortly before World War II.
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1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics were the second edition of the Winter Games, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and marked the first time a separate Winter Olympics took place in a different country from the Summer Games of the same year.
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1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, marking the first Winter Games to be televised internationally.
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1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics were the third edition of the Winter Games, held in Lake Placid, New York, and marked by the participation of 17 nations during the early years of the modern Olympic winter sports tradition.
- 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: 1948 Winter Olympics Target entity description: The 1948 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Games held after World War II, featuring international competition in winter sports in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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A.
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter games held in Oslo, Norway, featuring events such as ice hockey, skiing, and skating.
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B.
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics were the fourth Winter Games, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and are historically notable for taking place under Nazi rule shortly before World War II.
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C.
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics were the second edition of the Winter Games, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and marked the first time a separate Winter Olympics took place in a different country from the Summer Games of the same year.
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D.
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, marking the first Winter Games to be televised internationally.
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E.
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics were the third edition of the Winter Games, held in Lake Placid, New York, and marked by the participation of 17 nations during the early years of the modern Olympic winter sports tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Winter Olympic Games
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| alpineSkiingWomenSlalomGoldMedalist | Gretchen Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athletesOathBy | Richard "Bibi" Torriani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bobsleighFourManGoldMedalistNation | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bobsleighTwoManGoldMedalistNation | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1948-02-08 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossCountry18kmGoldMedalistNation | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
Nordic combined
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bobsleigh ⓘ cross-country skiing ⓘ skeleton ⓘ ski jumping ⓘ |
| emblemDescription | five Olympic rings with Swiss cross and mountain motif ⓘ |
| excludedCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| figureSkatingLadiesGoldMedalist | Barbara Ann Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| figureSkatingMenGoldMedalist | Dick Button NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGoldMedalistForCountry | Gretchen Fraser for the United States in alpine skiing ⓘ |
| firstWinterGamesAfter | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1952 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalLeader | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | St. Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityCanton | Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityElevation | about 1,800 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hostCityInstanceOf | ski resort ⓘ |
| hostCityPreviouslyHosted | 1928 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| iceHockeyGoldMedalistNation | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedEvent |
military patrol (demonstration sport)
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winter pentathlon (demonstration sport) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iocPresidentAtTime | Sigfrid Edström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iocSessionThatSelectedHost | 40th IOC Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgesOathBy | no separate judges’ oath at these Games ⓘ |
| legacy |
demonstrated feasibility of hosting Games with limited new construction and modest budgets
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helped revive the Olympic movement after World War II ⓘ |
| mainStadium | Olympia Ice Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalTableLeader | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | None (no official motto) ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Barbara Ann Scott
NERFINISHED
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Dick Button NERFINISHED ⓘ Gretchen Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Oreiller NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lundström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Winter Olympics after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II
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first Winter Olympics to feature Switzerland as a two-time Winter Games host ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 669 ⓘ |
| numberOfDisciplines | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfFemaleAthletes | 77 ⓘ |
| numberOfMaleAthletes | 592 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 28 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 4 ⓘ |
| officialName | V Olympic Winter Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympiadNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| olympicFlameLocation | Olympia Ice Stadium cauldron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1948-01-30 ⓘ |
| openingDeclaredBy | Enrico Celio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingCommitteePresident | Enrico Celio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingCountry |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1936 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | German ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| secondInMedalTable | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| shortName | St. Moritz 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skeletonGoldMedalistNation | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skiJumpingIndividualLargeHillGoldMedalistNation | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
Nordic skiing
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alpine skiing ⓘ figure skating ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ speed skating ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | limited, mainly newsreels and early experimental broadcasts ⓘ |
| tertiaryLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| thirdInMedalTable | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torchRelay | no traditional torch relay held ⓘ |
| usedExistingFacilitiesFrom | 1928 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1948 Winter Olympics Description of subject: The 1948 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Games held after World War II, featuring international competition in winter sports in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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