VIII Olympiad
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The VIII Olympiad refers to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, a landmark Games noted for its strong international participation and later popularization through the film "Chariots of Fire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| VIII Olympiad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8380916 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VIII Olympiad Context triple: [4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, olympiad, VIII Olympiad]
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XIV Olympiad
The XIV Olympiad was the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, notable as the first Olympics after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II.
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Games of the II Olympiad
The Games of the II Olympiad were the second modern Summer Olympic Games, held in Paris, France, in 1900 as part of the Exposition Universelle.
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Games of the XI Olympiad
Games of the XI Olympiad is the formal title of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime.
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D.
Games of the IX Olympiad
Games of the IX Olympiad is the formal title of the 1928 international multi-sport event held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the auspices of the modern Olympic Games.
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E.
Games of the IV Olympiad
Games of the IV Olympiad is the formal title of the 1908 Summer Olympics held primarily in London, England.
- 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: VIII Olympiad Target entity description: The VIII Olympiad refers to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, a landmark Games noted for its strong international participation and later popularization through the film "Chariots of Fire."
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A.
XIV Olympiad
The XIV Olympiad was the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, notable as the first Olympics after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II.
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B.
Games of the II Olympiad
The Games of the II Olympiad were the second modern Summer Olympic Games, held in Paris, France, in 1900 as part of the Exposition Universelle.
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C.
Games of the XI Olympiad
Games of the XI Olympiad is the formal title of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime.
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D.
Games of the IX Olympiad
Games of the IX Olympiad is the formal title of the 1928 international multi-sport event held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the auspices of the modern Olympic Games.
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E.
Games of the IV Olympiad
Games of the IV Olympiad is the formal title of the 1908 Summer Olympics held primarily in London, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | multi-sport event ⓘ |
| artCompetitionsIncluded |
architecture
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literature ⓘ music ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1924-07-27 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryWithMostGoldMedals | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWithMostTotalMedals | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Chariots of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | IX Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityPreviouslyHosted | 1900 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
men's 100 metres athletics final
ⓘ
men's 400 metres athletics final ⓘ |
| includedSport |
athletics
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ equestrian ⓘ fencing ⓘ football ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ modern pentathlon ⓘ polo ⓘ rowing ⓘ rugby union ⓘ shooting ⓘ swimming ⓘ tennis ⓘ water polo ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ yachting ⓘ |
| introducedSport | art competitions ⓘ |
| iocPresidentAtTime | Pierre de Coubertin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStadium | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStadiumLocation | Colombes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Eric Liddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Paavo Nurmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong international participation ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 3089 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 126 ⓘ |
| numberOfFemaleAthletes | 135 ⓘ |
| numberOfMaleAthletes | 2954 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 17 ⓘ |
| officialName | Games of the VIII Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympiadNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| olympicOathTaker | Georges André NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1924-05-04 ⓘ |
| organisingCommitteePresident | Gaston Vidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | VII Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | 1924 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torchRelayHeld | no ⓘ |
| year | 1924 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: VIII Olympiad Description of subject: The VIII Olympiad refers to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, a landmark Games noted for its strong international participation and later popularization through the film "Chariots of Fire."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.