1938 British Empire Games
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The 1938 British Empire Games were a multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring athletes from across the British Empire in what is now known as the Commonwealth Games.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1938 British Empire Games canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6522556 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1938 British Empire Games Context triple: [1934 British Empire Games, nextEdition, 1938 British Empire Games]
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1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of the multi-sport event for athletes from across the British Empire, held in London, England.
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1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural multi-sport event for athletes from across the British Empire, held in Hamilton, Ontario, and the precursor to today’s Commonwealth Games.
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1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games were an international multi-sport event held in Auckland, New Zealand, featuring athletes from across the British Empire.
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1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Cardiff, Wales, featuring athletes from across the British Empire and Commonwealth.
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1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Vancouver, Canada, remembered especially for the “Miracle Mile” race between Roger Bannister and John Landy.
- 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: 1938 British Empire Games Target entity description: The 1938 British Empire Games were a multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring athletes from across the British Empire in what is now known as the Commonwealth Games.
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A.
1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of the multi-sport event for athletes from across the British Empire, held in London, England.
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B.
1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural multi-sport event for athletes from across the British Empire, held in Hamilton, Ontario, and the precursor to today’s Commonwealth Games.
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C.
1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games were an international multi-sport event held in Auckland, New Zealand, featuring athletes from across the British Empire.
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D.
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Cardiff, Wales, featuring athletes from across the British Empire and Commonwealth.
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E.
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Vancouver, Canada, remembered especially for the “Miracle Mile” race between Roger Bannister and John Landy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Empire Games
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Commonwealth Games predecessor ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1938 Empire Games
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Sydney 1938 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1938-02-12 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1938-02-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1950 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1934 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hostCity | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Sydney Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | None ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last British Empire Games before World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 464 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 71 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 7 ⓘ |
| officialName | III British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | John Curtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938-02-05 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | British Empire Games Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingEntity |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ lawn bowls ⓘ rowing ⓘ swimming ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| startDate | 1938-02-05 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| venue |
North Sydney Olympic Pool
NERFINISHED
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Sydney Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1938 British Empire Games Description of subject: The 1938 British Empire Games were a multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring athletes from across the British Empire in what is now known as the Commonwealth Games.
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