International Volleyball Federation
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The International Volleyball Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international volleyball competitions and setting the sport’s official rules.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fédération Internationale de Volleyball | 6 |
| International Volleyball Federation canonical | 3 |
| FIVB | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3206242 — 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: International Volleyball Federation Context triple: [International Sports Federation, example, International Volleyball Federation]
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A.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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B.
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the global governing body of tennis, responsible for overseeing international competitions, setting the rules of the sport, and promoting its development worldwide.
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C.
Volleyball Hall of Fame
The Volleyball Hall of Fame is a museum and shrine dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches, officials, and contributors in the sport of volleyball worldwide.
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D.
IOC President
The IOC President is the head of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for leading the Olympic Movement and overseeing the organization of the Olympic Games.
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E.
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and staging the modern Olympic 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: International Volleyball Federation Target entity description: The International Volleyball Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international volleyball competitions and setting the sport’s official rules.
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A.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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B.
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the global governing body of tennis, responsible for overseeing international competitions, setting the rules of the sport, and promoting its development worldwide.
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C.
Volleyball Hall of Fame
The Volleyball Hall of Fame is a museum and shrine dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches, officials, and contributors in the sport of volleyball worldwide.
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D.
IOC President
The IOC President is the head of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for leading the Olympic Movement and overseeing the organization of the Olympic Games.
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E.
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and staging the modern Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international sports federation
ⓘ
volleyball governing body ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning |
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to:
International Volleyball Federation
|
| continentScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| foundedOn | 1947-04-18 ⓘ |
| foundingCountry | France ⓘ |
| governs |
international beach volleyball competitions
ⓘ
international volleyball competitions ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
beach volleyball
ⓘ
indoor volleyball ⓘ snow volleyball ⓘ |
| hasMemberFederations | national volleyball federations ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lausanne, Switzerland ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association of Summer Olympic International Federations ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| officialName |
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to:
International Volleyball Federation
|
| organizes |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
ⓘ
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour ⓘ FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup ⓘ FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship ⓘ FIVB Volleyball World Championship ⓘ FIVB Volleyball World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Volleyball World Cup
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup ⓘ Volleyball Nations League ⓘ
linked to:
FIVB Volleyball Nations League
|
| oversees |
qualification system for Olympic beach volleyball tournaments
ⓘ
qualification system for Olympic volleyball tournaments ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
governance of international volleyball
ⓘ
organization of world-level volleyball events ⓘ standardization of volleyball rules ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| regionStructure | continental confederations ⓘ |
| sector | sports administration ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor |
beach volleyball
ⓘ
volleyball ⓘ |
| shortName |
FIVB
ⓘ
linked to:
International Volleyball Federation
|
| sportGoverned |
beach volleyball
ⓘ
snow volleyball ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fivb.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Volleyball Federation Description of subject: The International Volleyball Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international volleyball competitions and setting the sport’s official rules.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
International Sports Federations
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
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hasMember
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International Volleyball Federation
ⓘ
London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
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governingBody
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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
subject linked to:
World Cup competitions
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
USA Volleyball (indoor national team training)
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recognizedBy
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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
New Zealand national volleyball team
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federationMembership
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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
linked to: International Volleyball Federation
International Volleyball Federation
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abbreviationMeaning
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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
ⓘ
linked to: International Volleyball Federation