Bob Beamon
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Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bob Beamon canonical | 5 |
| Beamon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Beamon Context triple: [1968 Summer Olympics, featuredAthlete, Bob Beamon]
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A.
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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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.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith is an American sprinter and civil rights activist best known for his raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
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E.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology with his performances.
- 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: Bob Beamon Target entity description: Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
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A.
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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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.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith is an American sprinter and civil rights activist best known for his raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
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E.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology with his performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ long jumper ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's long jump ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-08-29 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | one of the most iconic moments in sports history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
North Carolina A&T State University
ⓘ
University of Texas at El Paso ⓘ |
| event | 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| familyName |
Beamon
ⓘ
linked to:
Bob Beamon
|
| famousFor | "Beamonesque" long jump in 1968 ⓘ |
| genre | Olympic athletics ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Bob Beamon ⓘ |
| height | about 191 cm ⓘ |
| heritage | African American ⓘ |
| influenced | future generations of long jumpers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Texas-El Paso Miners men's track and field
ⓘ
linked to:
UTEP Miners athletic program
|
| movement | track and field ⓘ |
| nickName | Bob ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
set long jump world record of 8.90 metres in 1968
ⓘ
won Olympic gold medal in long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| notableWork | long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
long jumper ⓘ |
| performance | 8.90 metres long jump in Mexico City ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
South Jamaica, Queens
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| placeOfRecord |
Mexico City, Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexico City
|
| positionPlayed | long jumper ⓘ |
| recordDuration | nearly 23 years ⓘ |
| recordEndDate | 1991-08-30 ⓘ |
| recordHeld | world record in men's long jump ⓘ |
| recordStartDate | 1968-10-18 ⓘ |
| representedTeam |
United States Olympic team
ⓘ
linked to:
Team USA
|
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
long jump ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
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