basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, featuring national teams competing for the Olympic title under FIBA rules.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9263652 — 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: basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Context triple: [basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, previousEvent, basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics]
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basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Rome, featuring national teams from around the world and resulting in a gold medal for the United States.
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B.
basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Tokyo, notable for featuring future stars like Bill Bradley and contributing to the sport’s growing global prominence.
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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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D.
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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E.
1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball
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.
- 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: basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Target entity description: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, featuring national teams competing for the Olympic title under FIBA rules.
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A.
basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Rome, featuring national teams from around the world and resulting in a gold medal for the United States.
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B.
basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Tokyo, notable for featuring future stars like Bill Bradley and contributing to the sport’s growing global prominence.
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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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D.
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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E.
1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic basketball tournament
ⓘ
basketball competition ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Uruguay men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistContinent | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | national teams tournament ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| editionNumber | fourth Olympic basketball tournament ⓘ |
| eliminationSystem | group stage and knockout phase ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956-12-01 ⓘ |
| eventCategory | team sport event ⓘ |
| finalMatchVenue | Melbourne Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | United States 89–55 Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | France men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's tournament ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistContinent | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
FIBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationContinent | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | basketball at the Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| languageOfHostNation | English ⓘ |
| location | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalEvent | men's basketball ⓘ |
| medalType |
Olympic bronze medal in basketball
ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in basketball ⓘ Olympic silver medal in basketball ⓘ |
| nextEdition | basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConfederations | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 15 ⓘ |
| OlympicProgramme | official Olympic sport ⓘ |
| organizer | Melbourne 1956 Organizing Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis | continental qualification and invitations ⓘ |
| rules | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| season | 1956–57 basketball season ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Soviet Union men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1956-11-22 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Australian Eastern Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentPhase |
classification round
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final round ⓘ preliminary round ⓘ |
| venue |
Melbourne Cricket Ground
NERFINISHED
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Royal Exhibition Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Description of subject: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, featuring national teams competing for the Olympic title under FIBA rules.
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