1956 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships was an international tournament organized by the IIHF that also served as the ice hockey competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1956 Winter Olympics ice hockey competitions | 1 |
| 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11477701 — 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)
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Target entity: 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships Context triple: [1957 IIHF World Championship, previousEdition, 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships]
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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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B.
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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C.
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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1961 IIHF World Championship
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships Target entity description: The 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships was an international tournament organized by the IIHF that also served as the ice hockey competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
1961 IIHF World Championship
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic ice hockey tournament
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World Ice Hockey Championships ⓘ international ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| alsoCountedAs | 1956 European Ice Hockey Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1956 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Canada men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1956-02-04 ⓘ |
| europeanChampion | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | IIHF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Cortina d'Ampezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cortina d'Ampezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalEventAt | 1956 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 30 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 10 ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfOrganization |
English
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French ⓘ |
| organizedBy | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1956 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceEuropean | Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | United States national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1956-01-26 ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceEuropean | Sweden men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalGoalsScored | 236 ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | round-robin ⓘ |
| venueType | indoor ice rink ⓘ |
| worldChampion | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships Description of subject: The 1956 World Ice Hockey Championships was an international tournament organized by the IIHF that also served as the ice hockey competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1956 Winter Olympics ice hockey competitions