1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball
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The 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Atlanta, featuring national teams from around the world and culminating in the United States winning the gold medal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team | 2 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9032991 — 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: 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball Context triple: [2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball, previousEdition, 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball]
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2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball
The 2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Sydney, Australia, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the gold medal.
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basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the tournament best known for featuring the USA "Dream Team," the first Olympic basketball squad composed of active NBA superstars.
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1980 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 1980 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the men's and women's international basketball competition held in Moscow as part of the 1980 Olympic Games, notable for featuring strong Eastern Bloc teams amid a U.S.-led boycott.
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1988 Summer Olympics women’s basketball tournament
The 1988 Summer Olympics women’s basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition for women held in Seoul, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball Target entity description: The 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Atlanta, featuring national teams from around the world and culminating in the United States winning the gold medal.
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A.
2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball
The 2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Sydney, Australia, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the gold medal.
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B.
basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the tournament best known for featuring the USA "Dream Team," the first Olympic basketball squad composed of active NBA superstars.
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C.
1980 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 1980 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the men's and women's international basketball competition held in Moscow as part of the 1980 Olympic Games, notable for featuring strong Eastern Bloc teams amid a U.S.-led boycott.
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1988 Summer Olympics women’s basketball tournament
The 1988 Summer Olympics women’s basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition for women held in Seoul, featuring top national teams from around the world competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic basketball tournament
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international basketball competition ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalGameLoser | Australia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalGameWinner | Lithuania men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Lithuania men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistConfederation | FIBA Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| featuredProfessionalPlayers | yes ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2000 Summer Olympics men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| goldMedalGameLoser | FR Yugoslavia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalGameWinner | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistConfederation | FIBA Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hostNationTeam | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | senior national teams ⓘ |
| location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalEvent | yes ⓘ |
| multiSportEvent | yes ⓘ |
| notableChampionNickname | Dream Team II GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1992 Summer Olympics men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | FR Yugoslavia men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistConfederation | FIBA Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | national teams ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Lenny Wilkens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball Description of subject: The 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Atlanta, featuring national teams from around the world and culminating in the United States winning the gold medal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team
subject surface form:
Charles Barkley
this entity surface form:
1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team