1961 IIHF World Championship
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The 1961 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring national teams competing for the world title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1961 IIHF World Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11271442 — 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)
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Target entity: 1961 IIHF World Championship Context triple: [1960 IIHF World Championship, nextEdition, 1961 IIHF World Championship]
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1960 IIHF World Championship
The 1960 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Squaw Valley, California, that doubled as the Winter Olympic ice hockey competition and saw the United States win a historic gold medal.
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1951 IIHF World Championship
The 1951 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Paris, France, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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1959 IIHF World Championship
The 1959 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that determined the world champion for that year.
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1957 IIHF World Championship
The 1957 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament held in Moscow during the Cold War, notable for the Soviet Union's victory and the political tensions surrounding participation and boycotts.
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E.
1976 IIHF World Championship
The 1976 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament notable for being held in Katowice, Poland, and for featuring strong performances from European national teams during the Cold War era.
- 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: 1961 IIHF World Championship Target entity description: The 1961 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring national teams competing for the world title.
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A.
1960 IIHF World Championship
The 1960 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Squaw Valley, California, that doubled as the Winter Olympic ice hockey competition and saw the United States win a historic gold medal.
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B.
1951 IIHF World Championship
The 1951 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Paris, France, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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C.
1959 IIHF World Championship
The 1959 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that determined the world champion for that year.
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D.
1957 IIHF World Championship
The 1957 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament held in Moscow during the Cold War, notable for the Soviet Union's victory and the political tensions surrounding participation and boycotts.
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E.
1976 IIHF World Championship
The 1976 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament notable for being held in Katowice, Poland, and for featuring strong performances from European national teams during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IIHF World Championship
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international ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| alsoCountedAs | 1961 European Ice Hockey Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1961 in ice hockey
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International ice hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland ⓘ Sports competitions in Geneva ⓘ Sports competitions in Lausanne ⓘ World ice hockey championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 28 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1961-03-12 ⓘ |
| europeanBronzeMedalist | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| europeanChampion | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| europeanSilverMedalist | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStandingsRankOfCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| finalStandingsRankOfCzechoslovakia | 2 ⓘ |
| finalStandingsRankOfSovietUnion | 3 ⓘ |
| finalStandingsRankOfSweden | 4 ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionFormat | round-robin ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
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Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | senior men ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1962 IIHF World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| organizer | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | IIHF World Championship series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1960 IIHF World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1961-03-01 ⓘ |
| teamType | national teams ⓘ |
| venueCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamRepresentative | Trail Smoke Eaters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1961 IIHF World Championship Description of subject: The 1961 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring national teams competing for the world title.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.