World Men's Handball Championship
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The World Men's Handball Championship is the premier international tournament for men's national handball teams, organized by the International Handball Federation and held every two years to determine the world champion.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Men's Handball Championship canonical | 2 |
| 2019 World Men’s Handball Championship | 1 |
| IHF World Men’s Handball Championship | 1 |
| world handball championships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6048129 — 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: World Men's Handball Championship Context triple: [Norway men's national handball team, participatesIn, World Men's Handball Championship]
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A.
European Ice Hockey Championships
The European Ice Hockey Championships were an international tournament that determined the top national ice hockey team in Europe, organized regularly in the early to mid-20th century under the auspices of the IIHF.
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B.
IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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C.
European championships
European championships are continental sporting competitions in which athletes or teams from European nations compete to determine the best in Europe within a specific sport or discipline.
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D.
4 Nations Cup
The 4 Nations Cup is an annual international women's ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams such as Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden.
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E.
World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
- 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: World Men's Handball Championship Target entity description: The World Men's Handball Championship is the premier international tournament for men's national handball teams, organized by the International Handball Federation and held every two years to determine the world champion.
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A.
European Ice Hockey Championships
The European Ice Hockey Championships were an international tournament that determined the top national ice hockey team in Europe, organized regularly in the early to mid-20th century under the auspices of the IIHF.
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B.
IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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C.
European championships
European championships are continental sporting competitions in which athletes or teams from European nations compete to determine the best in Europe within a specific sport or discipline.
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D.
4 Nations Cup
The 4 Nations Cup is an annual international women's ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams such as Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden.
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E.
World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international handball competition
ⓘ
world championship ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior ⓘ |
| category | men's world handball championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | group stage and knockout phase ⓘ |
| competitionScope | global ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's tournament ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Handball Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | IHF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCity | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderedCounterpart | World Women's Handball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| level | top-level international ⓘ |
| matchDuration | 2 x 30-minute halves ⓘ |
| organizer | International Handball Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerAcronym | IHF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | men's national handball team ⓘ |
| purpose | determine world champion in men's handball ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
IHF ranking
NERFINISHED
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continental championships ⓘ host nation automatic berth ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition | World Women's Handball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleAuthority | International Handball Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | national representation ⓘ |
| sport | handball ⓘ |
| sportCode | handball (indoor, 7-a-side) ⓘ |
| sportFormat | indoor handball ⓘ |
| sportGoverningFederationFoundedBy | International Handball Federation founding members ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national teams ⓘ |
| trophyType | world championship trophy ⓘ |
| typicalHeldEvery | 2 years ⓘ |
| websiteType | official competition page on IHF website ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Men's Handball Championship Description of subject: The World Men's Handball Championship is the premier international tournament for men's national handball teams, organized by the International Handball Federation and held every two years to determine the world champion.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2019 World Men’s Handball Championship
this entity surface form:
IHF World Men’s Handball Championship
this entity surface form:
world handball championships