1989 World Championships
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The 1989 World Championships in figure skating is best known as the event where Midori Ito made history by becoming the first woman to land a triple Axel in World Championship competition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1989 World Championships canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8391881 — 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: 1989 World Championships Context triple: [Midori Ito, performedTripleAxel, 1989 World Championships]
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A.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
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B.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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C.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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D.
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The 1983 World Championships in Athletics was the inaugural global track and field championship organized by the IAAF, held in Helsinki, Finland, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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E.
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 1999 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics, bringing together elite athletes from around the globe to compete for world titles.
- 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: 1989 World Championships Target entity description: The 1989 World Championships in figure skating is best known as the event where Midori Ito made history by becoming the first woman to land a triple Axel in World Championship competition.
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A.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
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B.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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C.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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D.
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The 1983 World Championships in Athletics was the inaugural global track and field championship organized by the IAAF, held in Helsinki, Finland, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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E.
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 1999 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics, bringing together elite athletes from around the globe to compete for world titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Figure skating competition
ⓘ
ISU Championship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1989 World Figure Skating Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | World Figure Skating Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| disciplineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1989-03-19 ⓘ |
| event |
Ice dancing
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Ladies' singles ⓘ Men's singles ⓘ Pair skating ⓘ |
| governingBody | ISU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicMoment | First ratified triple Axel by a woman at World Championships ⓘ |
| hostCityCountry | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedByCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedByCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationSkatingFederation | Fédération Française des Sports de Glace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iceDanceChampions | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iceDanceChampionsCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iceDanceFreeDanceWinners | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ladiesChampion | Midori Ito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ladiesChampionCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ladiesFreeSkateWinner | Midori Ito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | Senior international ⓘ |
| location | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mensChampion | Kurt Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mensChampionCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mensFreeSkateWinner | Kurt Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1990 World Championships in Figure Skating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Midori Ito becoming the first woman to land a triple Axel in World Championship competition ⓘ |
| organizedBy | International Skating Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairsChampions | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairsChampionsCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairsFreeSkateWinners | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Figure Skating Championships series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1988 World Championships in Figure Skating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1988–89 figure skating season ⓘ |
| sport | Figure skating ⓘ |
| startDate | 1989-03-14 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| tripleAxelDiscipline | Ladies' singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tripleAxelHistoricalStatus | First clean triple Axel by a woman at World Championships ⓘ |
| tripleAxelLandedBy | Midori Ito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tripleAxelProgramSegment | Free skate ⓘ |
| venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1989 World Championships Description of subject: The 1989 World Championships in figure skating is best known as the event where Midori Ito made history by becoming the first woman to land a triple Axel in World Championship competition.
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