NCAA Fencing Championships
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The NCAA Fencing Championships is the premier annual collegiate fencing tournament in the United States that determines national team and individual champions across multiple weapon categories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NCAA Fencing Championships canonical | 4 |
| NCAA National Collegiate Fencing Championships | 1 |
| NCAA fencing | 1 |
| NCAA fencing championships | 1 |
| NCAA fencing championships in the United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T710691 — 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: NCAA Fencing Championships Context triple: [Penn Quakers fencing, competition, NCAA Fencing Championships]
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A.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships is the premier annual collegiate wrestling tournament in the United States that determines national team and individual champions across Division I programs.
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B.
Ivy League Heptagonal Championships
The Ivy League Heptagonal Championships is the annual track and field championship meet for Ivy League universities, determining the conference’s individual and team champions.
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C.
AAU National Championships
The AAU National Championships are a major multi-sport youth and amateur athletic competition in the United States, organized by the Amateur Athletic Union and drawing participants from across the country.
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D.
NCAA Division II Wrestling
NCAA Division II Wrestling is the collegiate wrestling competition level in the United States governed by the NCAA for mid-sized universities that offer a balance of athletic scholarships and academic focus.
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E.
Harvard Crimson fencing
Harvard Crimson fencing is the varsity collegiate fencing program representing Harvard University in NCAA competition.
- 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: NCAA Fencing Championships Target entity description: The NCAA Fencing Championships is the premier annual collegiate fencing tournament in the United States that determines national team and individual champions across multiple weapon categories.
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A.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships is the premier annual collegiate wrestling tournament in the United States that determines national team and individual champions across Division I programs.
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B.
Ivy League Heptagonal Championships
The Ivy League Heptagonal Championships is the annual track and field championship meet for Ivy League universities, determining the conference’s individual and team champions.
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C.
AAU National Championships
The AAU National Championships are a major multi-sport youth and amateur athletic competition in the United States, organized by the Amateur Athletic Union and drawing participants from across the country.
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D.
NCAA Division II Wrestling
NCAA Division II Wrestling is the collegiate wrestling competition level in the United States governed by the NCAA for mid-sized universities that offer a balance of athletic scholarships and academic focus.
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E.
Harvard Crimson fencing
Harvard Crimson fencing is the varsity collegiate fencing program representing Harvard University in NCAA competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA championship
ⓘ
college fencing tournament ⓘ national championship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NCAA Fencing Championships
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA National Collegiate Fencing Championships
|
| awards |
individual national titles
ⓘ
team national title ⓘ |
| coedTeamTitleIntroduced | 1990 ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I
ⓘ
NCAA Division II ⓘ NCAA Division III ⓘ college ⓘ |
| competitionPhase |
direct elimination finals
ⓘ
direct elimination semifinals ⓘ round-robin pool bouts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
NCAA individual fencing champions
ⓘ
NCAA team fencing champion ⓘ |
| eligibility | student-athletes ⓘ |
| format | coed ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| importance | premier collegiate fencing event in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
men's epee
ⓘ
men's foil ⓘ men's sabre ⓘ women's epee ⓘ women's foil ⓘ women's sabre ⓘ |
| organizer | NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee ⓘ |
| originalGenderFormat | men only ⓘ |
| participantType |
NCAA member institutions
ⓘ
collegiate fencers ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| scope | national ⓘ |
| season | NCAA fencing season ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | qualification based on regional and season results ⓘ |
| shortName | NCAA Fencing Championships self-link ⓘ |
| sport | fencing ⓘ |
| teamScoringMethod | aggregate of individual bout results ⓘ |
| weaponCategory |
epee
ⓘ
foil ⓘ sabre ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ncaa.com/sports/fencing ⓘ |
| womenChampionshipAdded | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA Fencing Championships Description of subject: The NCAA Fencing Championships is the premier annual collegiate fencing tournament in the United States that determines national team and individual champions across multiple weapon categories.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NCAA fencing
this entity surface form:
NCAA National Collegiate Fencing Championships
this entity surface form:
NCAA fencing championships
this entity surface form:
NCAA fencing championships in the United States