Bob Bowman
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Bob Bowman is an American swimming coach best known for guiding Michael Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bob Bowman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3034992 — 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: Bob Bowman Context triple: [Michael Phelps, coach, Bob Bowman]
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A.
Rick Rossovich
Rick Rossovich is an American actor best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Top Gun," "Terminator," and the romantic comedy "Roxanne."
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B.
Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman is a legendary NHL coach widely regarded as one of the greatest in hockey history, known for winning a record number of Stanley Cup championships behind the bench.
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C.
Jack McKeon
Jack McKeon is a veteran Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the underdog Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 2003.
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D.
Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, best known for his sharpshooting with the Boston Celtics and for leading multiple teams to championships in both the NBA and ABA.
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E.
Ron Sutter
Ron Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played over 1,000 NHL games and later worked in scouting and player development.
- 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 Bowman Target entity description: Bob Bowman is an American swimming coach best known for guiding Michael Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history.
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A.
Rick Rossovich
Rick Rossovich is an American actor best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Top Gun," "Terminator," and the romantic comedy "Roxanne."
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B.
Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman is a legendary NHL coach widely regarded as one of the greatest in hockey history, known for winning a record number of Stanley Cup championships behind the bench.
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C.
Jack McKeon
Jack McKeon is a veteran Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the underdog Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 2003.
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D.
Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, best known for his sharpshooting with the Boston Celtics and for leading multiple teams to championships in both the NBA and ABA.
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E.
Ron Sutter
Ron Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played over 1,000 NHL games and later worked in scouting and player development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sports coach ⓘ swimming coach ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Swimming Coaches Association Coach of the Year
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linked to:
USA Swimming Coach of the Year
USA Swimming Coach of the Year ⓘ |
| coachedAthleteToAchievement |
Michael Phelps 23 career Olympic gold medals
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Michael Phelps 28 total Olympic medals ⓘ Michael Phelps 8 gold medals at 2008 Beijing Olympics ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Michael Phelps
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North Baltimore Aquatic Club swimmers ⓘ United States national swimming team ⓘ
linked to:
USA Swimming
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-12-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Florida State University ⓘ |
| employer | Arizona State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Bowman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
competitive swimming coaching
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elite athlete development ⓘ |
| genre | sports coaching literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Bob ⓘ |
| hasMentorOrInfluence | American Swimming Coaches Association methodologies ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Olympic swimming coach
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club program director ⓘ collegiate head coach ⓘ |
| hasWorkedAt |
North Baltimore Aquatic Club
ⓘ
University of Michigan swimming program ⓘ |
| hasWritten | The Golden Rules: 10 Steps to World-Class Excellence in Your Life and Work ⓘ |
| influenced | high-performance swimming coaching methods ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing multi-event swimmers
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long-term coach–athlete partnership with Michael Phelps ⓘ scientific and data-driven approach to swim training ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Florida State University swimming team ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | guiding Michael Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history ⓘ |
| notableWork | coaching Michael Phelps ⓘ |
| occupation | swimming coach ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2004 Summer Olympics as coach
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2008 Summer Olympics as coach ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics as coach ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics as coach ⓘ |
| partOf | American swimming coaching community ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Columbia, South Carolina
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| positionHeld | head coach of Arizona State University swimming and diving program ⓘ |
| residence |
Tempe, Arizona, United States
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linked to:
Tempe, Arizona, USA
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | swimming ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Bowman Description of subject: Bob Bowman is an American swimming coach best known for guiding Michael Phelps to become the most decorated Olympian in history.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.