Colin Jackson
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Colin Jackson is a retired Welsh hurdler and sprinter best known for being a world champion and former world record holder in the 110 metres hurdles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colin Jackson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T840255 — 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: Colin Jackson Context triple: [Jackson, hasNotableBearer, Colin Jackson]
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A.
Maurice Pryce
Maurice Pryce was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and his involvement in early British nuclear research efforts.
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B.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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C.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe is a British middle-distance running legend and double Olympic 1500m champion who later became a prominent sports administrator and president of World Athletics.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- 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: Colin Jackson Target entity description: Colin Jackson is a retired Welsh hurdler and sprinter best known for being a world champion and former world record holder in the 110 metres hurdles.
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A.
Maurice Pryce
Maurice Pryce was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and his involvement in early British nuclear research efforts.
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B.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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C.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe is a British middle-distance running legend and double Olympic 1500m champion who later became a prominent sports administrator and president of World Athletics.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athlete
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human ⓘ hurdler ⓘ sprinter ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| competitionClass |
indoor track
ⓘ
outdoor track ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| discipline |
hurdling
ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
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110 metres hurdles ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ 60 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| familyName | Jackson ⓘ |
| givenName | Colin ⓘ |
| hasAchievement |
set world record in 110 metres hurdles
ⓘ
world champion in hurdles ⓘ |
| hasRole | sports pundit on television ⓘ |
| hasWon |
Commonwealth Games gold medal
ⓘ
European Championships gold medal ⓘ
linked to:
European championships
World Championships gold medal ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Colin Jackson ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
former world record holder in 110 metres hurdles
ⓘ
world champion in 110 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
sports commentator ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Europe
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| represented |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialization | 110 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| worldRecord | 110 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | former ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Colin Jackson Description of subject: Colin Jackson is a retired Welsh hurdler and sprinter best known for being a world champion and former world record holder in the 110 metres hurdles.
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