ancient stadium of Olympia
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The ancient stadium of Olympia is the original athletic arena in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games were held, featuring a long running track and earthen spectator embankments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ancient stadium of Olympia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9254358 — 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: ancient stadium of Olympia Context triple: [Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of Antiquity, nearbyAttraction, ancient stadium of Olympia]
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A.
sanctuary of Olympia
The sanctuary of Olympia is an ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of the original Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus.
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B.
Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Hippodrome of Olympia
The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.
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E.
Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ancient stadium of Olympia Target entity description: The ancient stadium of Olympia is the original athletic arena in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games were held, featuring a long running track and earthen spectator embankments.
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A.
sanctuary of Olympia
The sanctuary of Olympia is an ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of the original Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus.
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B.
Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Hippodrome of Olympia
The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.
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E.
Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient stadium
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archaeological site ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy | German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | about 45000 spectators ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Classical Greece
NERFINISHED
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| governingBodyInAntiquity | Elean officials ⓘ |
| hasPart |
earthen spectator embankments
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finishing line ⓘ running track ⓘ starting line ⓘ tunnel entrance for athletes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
boxing finals
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pankration finals ⓘ pentathlon events ⓘ race in armor ⓘ wrestling finals ⓘ |
| inUseFrom | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
NERFINISHED
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Greece ⓘ Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| material |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Hera at Olympia
NERFINISHED
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Temple of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological site of Olympia ⓘ |
| primaryEvent | stadion footrace ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular track with curved ends ⓘ |
| significance | original venue of the ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| trackLength | about 192 meters ⓘ |
| trackWidth | about 28 meters ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancient Olympic Games
NERFINISHED
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athletic competitions ⓘ foot races ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient stadium of Olympia Description of subject: The ancient stadium of Olympia is the original athletic arena in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games were held, featuring a long running track and earthen spectator embankments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of Antiquity
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nearbyAttraction
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ancient stadium of Olympia
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