men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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The men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a premier sprint event in Paris that featured some of the era's fastest athletes and later gained fame through its depiction in the film "Chariots of Fire."
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| men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics Context triple: [Sir Arthur Porritt, medalIn, men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics]
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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a track event in which national teams of four runners each completed a 400-metre leg, contributing to one of the Games’ premier sprint relay competitions.
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1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle
The 1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle was the inaugural Olympic swimming sprint event, held in open water during the first modern Games in Athens.
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10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
- 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: men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics Target entity description: The men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a premier sprint event in Paris that featured some of the era's fastest athletes and later gained fame through its depiction in the film "Chariots of Fire."
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A.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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B.
4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a track event in which national teams of four runners each completed a 400-metre leg, contributing to one of the Games’ premier sprint relay competitions.
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C.
1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle
The 1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle was the inaugural Olympic swimming sprint event, held in open water during the first modern Games in Athens.
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D.
10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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E.
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics event
ⓘ
sprint event ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Arthur Porritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNation | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspiration for opening scenes of "Chariots of Fire" ⓘ |
| discipline | track and field ⓘ |
| distance | 100 metres ⓘ |
| endDate | 1924-07-07 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| eventStatus | Olympic medal event ⓘ |
| featuredAthlete |
Eric Liddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDepiction | Chariots of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| games | 1924 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Harold Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNation | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laneStartType | standing start ⓘ |
| maximumAthletesPerNation | 4 ⓘ |
| nextEvent | men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction in the film "Chariots of Fire"
ⓘ
victory of Harold Abrahams ⓘ |
| numberOfCompetitors | 65 ⓘ |
| numberOfNations | 33 ⓘ |
| Olympiad | VIII Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEvent | men's 100 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rounds |
final
ⓘ
heats ⓘ quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Jackson Scholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1924-07-06 ⓘ |
| surface | cinder track ⓘ |
| timingMethod | hand timing ⓘ |
| trackLength | 400-metre track ⓘ |
| venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTime | 10.6 seconds ⓘ |
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Subject: men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics Description of subject: The men's 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a premier sprint event in Paris that featured some of the era's fastest athletes and later gained fame through its depiction in the film "Chariots of Fire."
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