Obadele Thompson
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Obadele Thompson is a Barbadian former sprinter and Olympic medalist known for his achievements in the 100 and 200 meters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obadele Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9601534 — 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: Obadele Thompson Context triple: [Marion Jones, spouse, Obadele Thompson]
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A.
Donzaleigh Abernathy
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B.
OJ Haywood
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C.
Okema T. Moore
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D.
Nasir Pemberton
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E.
Boyd Gaines
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- 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: Obadele Thompson Target entity description: Obadele Thompson is a Barbadian former sprinter and Olympic medalist known for his achievements in the 100 and 200 meters.
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A.
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Donzaleigh Abernathy is an American actress, author, and civil rights advocate, known both for her film and television roles and for being the daughter of prominent civil rights leaders.
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B.
OJ Haywood
OJ Haywood is the quiet, determined horse rancher protagonist of Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror film "Nope."
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C.
Okema T. Moore
Okema T. Moore is a film and television producer known for her work in independent and documentary projects, often highlighting underrepresented voices and stories.
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D.
Nasir Pemberton
Nasir Pemberton is a songwriter and music producer known for his work on contemporary hip-hop and R&B projects.
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E.
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines is an acclaimed American stage and screen actor renowned for his multiple Tony Award–winning performances on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| collegiateTeam | UTEP Miners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesMedalist | silver medal ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1996 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1998 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ 1999 Pan American Games NERFINISHED ⓘ 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Texas at El Paso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Obadele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | Olympic flag bearer for Barbados ⓘ |
| knownFor | explosive starts and top-end speed ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medalForEvent | men's 100 metres ⓘ |
| medalForGames | 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalistForCountry | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Barbados national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Obadele Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Barbadian ⓘ |
| NCAAChampion |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Olympic medalist for Barbados in track and field ⓘ |
| occupation | sprinter ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | bronze medal ⓘ |
| PanAmericanGamesMedalist | bronze medal ⓘ |
| personalBest100m | 9.87 s ⓘ |
| personalBest200m | 19.97 s ⓘ |
| personalBest60m | 6.51 s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bridgetown, Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| retiredFromSport | sprinting ⓘ |
| setWorldBestPerformance | 9.69 s wind-assisted 100 m in 1996 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialization | sprint ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ 60 metres ⓘ |
| spouse | Marion Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obadele Thompson Description of subject: Obadele Thompson is a Barbadian former sprinter and Olympic medalist known for his achievements in the 100 and 200 meters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.