1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres
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The 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres was the inaugural Olympic race over this distance for women, famously won by Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert in Tokyo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10384797 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres Context triple: [Betty Cuthbert, wonGoldInEvent, 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres]
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A.
4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a track event in which national teams of four runners each completed a 400-metre leg, contributing to one of the Games’ premier sprint relay competitions.
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B.
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
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C.
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo that marked Japan’s postwar reemergence on the global stage and featured the first Olympic Games broadcast live via satellite.
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4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay is a track and field event in which teams of four athletes each run a 400-metre leg, passing a baton around the track for a total distance of 1600 metres.
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E.
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay is a track and field sprinting event in which teams of four runners each complete a 100-metre leg, passing a baton within designated exchange zones.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres Target entity description: The 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres was the inaugural Olympic race over this distance for women, famously won by Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert in Tokyo.
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A.
4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics was a track event in which national teams of four runners each completed a 400-metre leg, contributing to one of the Games’ premier sprint relay competitions.
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B.
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
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C.
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo that marked Japan’s postwar reemergence on the global stage and featured the first Olympic Games broadcast live via satellite.
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D.
4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay is a track and field event in which teams of four athletes each run a 400-metre leg, passing a baton around the track for a total distance of 1600 metres.
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E.
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay is a track and field sprinting event in which teams of four runners each complete a 100-metre leg, passing a baton within designated exchange zones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics event
ⓘ
women’s 400 metres race ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Judith Amoore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNationality | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNOC | AUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
400 metres at the Olympics
ⓘ
Women’s events at the 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| discipline | sprint ⓘ |
| distance | 400 metres ⓘ |
| finalWinningTime |
52.0 seconds
ⓘ
52.01 seconds ⓘ |
| firstHeldAtOlympics | 1964 GENERATED ⓘ |
| games | 1964 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | women ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Betty Cuthbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNationality | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNOC | AUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Association of Athletics Federations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralOlympicEventForDistance | true ⓘ |
| laneStart | staggered start ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Betty Cuthbert winning her fourth Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
being the first Olympic women’s 400 metres event ⓘ |
| Olympiad | XVIII Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rounds |
final
ⓘ
heats ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Ann Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNationality | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNOC | GBR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| surface | cinder track ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| venue | Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Betty Cuthbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres Description of subject: The 1964 Olympics women’s 400 metres was the inaugural Olympic race over this distance for women, famously won by Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert in Tokyo.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Betty Cuthbert