10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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The 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in Helsinki, featuring the world’s top male distance runners competing for Olympic gold over 25 laps of the stadium track.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
| 1952 Olympic 10,000 metres | 1 |
| 1952 Summer Olympics 10000 metres | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11430429 — 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: 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics Context triple: [10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics, nextEvent, 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics]
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10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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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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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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 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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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics Target entity description: The 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in Helsinki, featuring the world’s top male distance runners competing for Olympic gold over 25 laps of the stadium track.
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A.
10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic event
ⓘ
athletics competition ⓘ |
| category | Olympic men's 10,000 metres events ⓘ |
| chronology |
followed by 10,000 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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preceded by 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | final-only race ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
elite
ⓘ
international ⓘ |
| competitionScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| countryOfOlympics | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline | long-distance running ⓘ |
| distance | 10000 metres ⓘ |
| eligibility |
amateur status under 1952 Olympic rules
ⓘ
male athletes ⓘ |
| eventSeries | Olympic 10,000 metres for men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventType |
long-distance track event
ⓘ
track event ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Association of Athletics Federations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgramme | athletics programme of the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| lapCount | 25 laps ⓘ |
| laps | 25 ⓘ |
| location | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementSystem | metric ⓘ |
| multiSportEvent | Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | featured many of the world’s top male distance runners ⓘ |
| objective | to win Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres ⓘ |
| partOf |
1952 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| quadrennialContext | held during a four-year Olympic cycle ⓘ |
| season | 1952 athletics season ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| stadiumType | open-air stadium ⓘ |
| surface | outdoor track ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| timingMethod | hand timing ⓘ |
| trackType | standard 400-metre track ⓘ |
| unitOfDistance | metres ⓘ |
| venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics Description of subject: The 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics was a long-distance track event held in Helsinki, featuring the world’s top male distance runners competing for Olympic gold over 25 laps of the stadium track.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Emil Zátopek
this entity surface form:
1952 Olympic 10,000 metres
subject surface form:
Emil Zátopek
this entity surface form:
1952 Summer Olympics 10000 metres