1959 FIBA World Championship
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The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 FIBA World Championship canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1959 FIBA World Championship Context triple: [1954 FIBA World Championship, nextEdition, 1959 FIBA World Championship]
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A.
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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B.
1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA World Championship was the second edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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C.
1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the tenth edition of FIBA's premier international men's basketball tournament, held in Spain and featuring many of the world's top national teams.
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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E.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international basketball championship tournament held in China, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- 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)
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Target entity: 1959 FIBA World Championship Target entity description: The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
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A.
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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B.
1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA World Championship was the second edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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C.
1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the tenth edition of FIBA's premier international men's basketball tournament, held in Spain and featuring many of the world's top national teams.
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D.
FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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E.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international basketball championship tournament held in China, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
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international basketball competition ⓘ world championship in basketball ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1959 FIBA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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3rd FIBA World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1959 in basketball
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FIBA Basketball World Cup tournaments NERFINISHED ⓘ International basketball competitions hosted by Chile ⓘ |
| champion | Brazil men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championRank | 1 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-01-31 ⓘ |
| finalRoundVenueCity | Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Soviet Union men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's tournament ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fédération Internationale de Basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Argentina men's national basketball team
NERFINISHED
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Brazil men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgaria men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Formosa men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Concepción
NERFINISHED
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Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Valparaíso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | senior national teams ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Amaury Pasos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1963 FIBA World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConfederations | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 13 ⓘ |
| organizer | FIBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1954 FIBA World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959-01-16 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Chile men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleNumberForChampion | 1 ⓘ |
| topScorer | James T. L. Chen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerPointsPerGame | 20.1 ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | round-robin final stage ⓘ |
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Subject: 1959 FIBA World Championship Description of subject: The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
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