East Germany men's national ice hockey team
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The East Germany men's national ice hockey team was the former national squad of the German Democratic Republic that competed internationally during the Cold War era, including top-tier IIHF World Championship tournaments and Olympic Games.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| East Germany men's national ice hockey team canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: East Germany men's national ice hockey team Context triple: [1957 IIHF World Championship, fourthPlace, East Germany men's national ice hockey team]
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West Germany men's national ice hockey team
The West Germany men's national ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the Federal Republic of Germany in international ice hockey competitions prior to German reunification in 1990.
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Germany men's national ice hockey team
The Germany men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top international ice hockey squad, competing in major tournaments such as the IIHF World Championship and the Olympic Games.
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Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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West Germany U-23
West Germany U-23 was the under-23 national football team representing West Germany, serving as a developmental squad for young players progressing toward the senior national team.
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East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national under-21 football team was the youth representative side of East Germany that competed in international under-21 competitions in Europe.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: East Germany men's national ice hockey team Target entity description: The East Germany men's national ice hockey team was the former national squad of the German Democratic Republic that competed internationally during the Cold War era, including top-tier IIHF World Championship tournaments and Olympic Games.
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A.
West Germany men's national ice hockey team
The West Germany men's national ice hockey team was the national squad that represented the Federal Republic of Germany in international ice hockey competitions prior to German reunification in 1990.
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B.
Germany men's national ice hockey team
The Germany men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top international ice hockey squad, competing in major tournaments such as the IIHF World Championship and the Olympic Games.
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C.
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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D.
West Germany U-23
West Germany U-23 was the under-23 national football team representing West Germany, serving as a developmental squad for young players progressing toward the senior national team.
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E.
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national under-21 football team was the youth representative side of East Germany that competed in international under-21 competitions in Europe.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's national sports team
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national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
East German national ice hockey team
NERFINISHED
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GDR men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOlympicResult | 8th place ⓘ |
| bestOlympicResultYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| bestWorldChampionshipResult | 5th place ⓘ |
| bestWorldChampionshipResultYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| category |
defunct national ice hockey teams
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ice hockey in East Germany ⓘ |
| competedIn |
IIHF World Championship
NERFINISHED
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Olympic Games ice hockey tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
East Germany
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surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| dissolved | 1990 ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II ⓘ |
| federation | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOlympicAppearance | 1968 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Deutscher Eishockey-Verband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyCountry | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryIdeology | communist GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1949–1990 ⓘ |
| homeConfederation | IIHF European members NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRegion | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IIHFCode | GDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | German ⓘ |
| lastOlympicAppearance | 1968 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalOlympicCommittee | Nationales Olympisches Komitee der DDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | European ice hockey competitions ⓘ |
| participatedInTopDivision | yes ⓘ |
| playedOn | ice rink ⓘ |
| playedUnderFlag | flag of East Germany ⓘ |
| politicalContext | socialist state sports system ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | German reunification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInOlympicsAs | GDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct national team ⓘ |
| successorTeam | Germany men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamStatusAfter1990 | merged into unified Germany program ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national team ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipDebut | 1956 ⓘ |
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Subject: East Germany men's national ice hockey team Description of subject: The East Germany men's national ice hockey team was the former national squad of the German Democratic Republic that competed internationally during the Cold War era, including top-tier IIHF World Championship tournaments and Olympic Games.
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