Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the set of Olympic biathlon competitions held during the Nagano Games, featuring men's and women's events that combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics Context triple: [Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics, previousEdition, Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics]
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Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Olympic biathlon competition held in Vancouver and Whistler, featuring men’s and women’s races in sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay formats.
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biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics was the multi-event winter sport competition combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, held as part of the Salt Lake City Games.
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Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Nordic skiing and rifle shooting competition held in Sochi, Russia, featuring both men's and women's races and mixed relay events.
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biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics was a multi-event Nordic skiing and rifle shooting competition held as part of the Pyeongchang Games, featuring men’s, women’s, and mixed events contested over various distances.
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Biathlon World Championships
The Biathlon World Championships is an international winter sports competition where athletes from around the world compete in biathlon events combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
- 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: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics Target entity description: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the set of Olympic biathlon competitions held during the Nagano Games, featuring men's and women's events that combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
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A.
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Olympic biathlon competition held in Vancouver and Whistler, featuring men’s and women’s races in sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay formats.
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B.
biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics was the multi-event winter sport competition combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, held as part of the Salt Lake City Games.
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C.
Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics was the multi-event Nordic skiing and rifle shooting competition held in Sochi, Russia, featuring both men's and women's races and mixed relay events.
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D.
biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics was a multi-event Nordic skiing and rifle shooting competition held as part of the Pyeongchang Games, featuring men’s, women’s, and mixed events contested over various distances.
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E.
Biathlon World Championships
The Biathlon World Championships is an international winter sports competition where athletes from around the world compete in biathlon events combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic biathlon competition
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sports competition ⓘ |
| combinedDiscipline |
cross-country skiing
ⓘ
rifle shooting ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
individual
ⓘ
relay ⓘ sprint ⓘ |
| countryWithMostGoldMedals | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWithMostTotalMedals | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disciplineType | winter sport ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-02-21 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Biathlon Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hostCity | Nagano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Nagano, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menEvent |
Men's 10 km sprint biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men's 20 km individual biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | events held at altitude in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| numberOfCompetitors | 183 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfMenEvents | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfWomenEvents | 3 ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfGames |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | 1998 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgramme | Olympic Winter Games programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Olympic biathlon tournaments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | winter 1997–1998 ⓘ |
| sport | biathlon ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-02-09 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| venue | Nozawa Onsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenEvent |
Women's 15 km individual biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
NERFINISHED
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Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ Women's 7.5 km sprint biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics Description of subject: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics was the set of Olympic biathlon competitions held during the Nagano Games, featuring men's and women's events that combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
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subject surface form:
Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics