10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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The 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event held in Berlin, notably featuring athletes such as Finnish runners during the politically charged Nazi-hosted Games.
All labels observed (1)
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| 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics Context triple: [10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics, previousEvent, 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics]
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10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Montreal where Finnish runner Lasse Virén completed his historic distance double.
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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the men's middle-distance track event in which future sub-four-minute mile legend Roger Bannister competed on the international stage.
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5000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 5000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Rio de Janeiro where Mo Farah completed his historic Olympic distance double.
- 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: 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics Target entity description: The 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event held in Berlin, notably featuring athletes such as Finnish runners during the politically charged Nazi-hosted Games.
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A.
10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in London as part of the athletics program, featuring top runners of the era competing over 25 laps of the track.
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B.
5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Montreal where Finnish runner Lasse Virén completed his historic distance double.
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C.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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D.
1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the men's middle-distance track event in which future sub-four-minute mile legend Roger Bannister competed on the international stage.
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E.
5000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 5000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event in Rio de Janeiro where Mo Farah completed his historic Olympic distance double.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics event
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men's 10,000 metres race ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Volmari Iso-Hollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNationality | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Men's 10,000 metres at the Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | single final race ⓘ |
| date | August 2, 1936 ⓘ |
| discipline | track and field ⓘ |
| distance | 10000 metres ⓘ |
| eventType | long-distance running ⓘ |
| featuredAthletes |
Arvo Askola
NERFINISHED
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Ilmari Salminen NERFINISHED ⓘ Volmari Iso-Hollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| games | 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| gender | men's event ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Ilmari Salminen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNationality | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Association of Athletics Federations
NERFINISHED
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International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRegime | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lapCount | 25 laps of a 400 m track ⓘ |
| location | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalSweepBy | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEvent | 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Finnish dominance in long-distance running ⓘ |
| numberOfCompetitors | 30 ⓘ |
| numberOfNations | 16 ⓘ |
| olympiad | XI Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | held during Nazi Germany's hosting of the Games ⓘ |
| previousEvent | 10,000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordType | Olympic record not broken ⓘ |
| rounds | final only ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Arvo Askola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNationality | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| surface | cinder track ⓘ |
| timingMethod | hand timing ⓘ |
| venue | Olympiastadion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTime | 30:15.4 ⓘ |
| year | 1936 ⓘ |
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