Dorothy Hamill
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Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Hamill canonical | 6 |
| Dorothy Hamill haircut | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1817901 — 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: Dorothy Hamill Context triple: [Greenwich High School, notableAlumnus, Dorothy Hamill]
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A.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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B.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is an American figure skating icon and two-time Olympic medalist renowned for her artistry, consistency, and dominance in women’s figure skating during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes is an American figure skater best known for winning the ladies' singles gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast who became a national icon after winning the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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E.
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski is an American figure skater who became the youngest Olympic ladies' singles champion in history when she won gold at the 1998 Winter Games.
- 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: Dorothy Hamill Target entity description: Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
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A.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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B.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan is an American figure skating icon and two-time Olympic medalist renowned for her artistry, consistency, and dominance in women’s figure skating during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes is an American figure skater best known for winning the ladies' singles gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast who became a national icon after winning the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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E.
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski is an American figure skater who became the youngest Olympic ladies' singles champion in history when she won gold at the 1998 Winter Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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figure skater ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olympic gold medal
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United States Figure Skating Championships title ⓘ World Figure Skating Championships gold medal ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | American ⓘ |
| competitionClass |
1976 Winter Olympics
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U.S. Figure Skating Championships ⓘ World Figure Skating Championships ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| discipline | ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Dorothy Hamill haircut
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linked to:
Dorothy Hamill
Hamill camel spin ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment
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sports ⓘ |
| genre | amateur competitive figure skating ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy ⓘ |
| haircutNamedAfter | Dorothy Hamill wedge haircut ⓘ |
| hasAchievement |
Olympic gold medalist in figure skating for the United States
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World champion figure skater ⓘ multiple-time U.S. national champion in figure skating ⓘ |
| hasWonTitle |
Olympic champion in ladies' singles figure skating
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U.S. national champion in ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ World champion in ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ |
| influenced |
popularity of figure skating in the United States
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women's hairstyles in the 1970s ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States national figure skating team ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterActivity |
professional ice shows
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television skating specials ⓘ |
| name | Dorothy Hamill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing a wedge-style bob haircut known as the Dorothy Hamill haircut
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popularizing the Hamill camel spin ⓘ winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal in ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiographical books about her skating career ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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figure skater ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| representedByTeam | United States at the Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| sportSpecialty | single skating ⓘ |
| style | artistic skating style ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothy Hamill Description of subject: Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dorothy Hamill