Don Schollander
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Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don Schollander canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592491 — 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: Don Schollander Context triple: [1964 Summer Olympics, notableAthlete, Don Schollander]
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A.
Roger Edens
Roger Edens was an American composer, arranger, and producer best known for his influential work on classic MGM musicals in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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B.
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger was an American character actor best known for his frequent portrayals of suave villains in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and television.
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C.
Newton Geiszler
Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist from the Pacific Rim franchise who works to understand and combat the monstrous creatures threatening humanity.
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D.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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E.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
- 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: Don Schollander Target entity description: Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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A.
Roger Edens
Roger Edens was an American composer, arranger, and producer best known for his influential work on classic MGM musicals in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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B.
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger was an American character actor best known for his frequent portrayals of suave villains in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and television.
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C.
Newton Geiszler
Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist from the Pacific Rim franchise who works to understand and combat the monstrous creatures threatening humanity.
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D.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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E.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic swimmer
ⓘ
freestyle swimmer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| authorOf | Deep Water ⓘ |
| awardReceived | James E. Sullivan Award ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| coach | George Haines ⓘ |
| competitionClass | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-04-30 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of swimming's first modern superstars ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Santa Clara High School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| familyName | Schollander ⓘ |
| givenName | Don ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Swimming Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inductionYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Yale Bulldogs men's swimming team
ⓘ
linked to:
Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving
|
| name | Don Schollander ⓘ |
| notableFor | winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ⓘ |
| numberOfOlympicGoldMedals | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfOlympicSilverMedals | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation | swimmer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1964 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
| represented |
United States Olympic swimming team
ⓘ
linked to:
USA Swimming
|
| residence |
Oregon, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon
|
| setWorldRecordIn |
100 m freestyle
ⓘ
200 m freestyle ⓘ 400 m freestyle ⓘ 4×100 m freestyle relay ⓘ 4×200 m freestyle relay ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty | freestyle ⓘ |
| sport | swimming ⓘ |
| trainedAt | Santa Clara Swim Club ⓘ |
| wonGoldIn |
1964 Summer Olympics 100 m freestyle
ⓘ
linked to:
1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics 400 m freestyle ⓘ
linked to:
1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics 4×100 m freestyle relay ⓘ
linked to:
4×100 metre freestyle relay
1964 Summer Olympics 4×200 m freestyle relay ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
Olympic silver medal ⓘ |
| wonSilverIn |
1968 Summer Olympics 4×200 m freestyle relay
ⓘ
linked to:
1968 Summer Olympics
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don Schollander Description of subject: Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Referenced by (9)
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