1994 FIBA World Championship
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The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Toronto, Canada, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1994 FIBA World Championship canonical | 1 |
| 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6002106 — 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: 1994 FIBA World Championship Context triple: [Croatia men's national basketball team, worldCupAppearance, 1994 FIBA World Championship]
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A.
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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B.
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Indianapolis, USA, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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C.
1959 FIBA World Championship
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1994 FIBA World Championship Target entity description: The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Toronto, Canada, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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A.
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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B.
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Indianapolis, USA, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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C.
1959 FIBA World Championship
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
ⓘ
international basketball tournament ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Croatia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1994 in basketball
ⓘ
FIBA Basketball World Cup tournaments NERFINISHED ⓘ International basketball competitions hosted by Canada ⓘ Sports competitions in Toronto ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1994-08-14 ⓘ |
| finalMatchup | United States men's national basketball team vs Russia men's national basketball team ⓘ |
| finalScore | 137–91 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | SkyDome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Greece men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGroupStage | yes ⓘ |
| hasKnockoutStage | yes ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostProvince | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostVenue |
Copps Coliseum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maple Leaf Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ SkyDome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Shaquille O'Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1998 FIBA World Championship ⓘ |
| numberOfConfederations | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| officialBallSupplier | Molten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingTeam |
Australia men's national basketball team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ China men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1990 FIBA World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Russia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-08-04 ⓘ |
| topScorer | Shaquille O'Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerPointsPerGame | 18.0 ⓘ |
| winner | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1994 FIBA World Championship Description of subject: The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Toronto, Canada, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1994 FIBA World Championship for Women