Yoshinori Sakai
E368372
Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoshinori Sakai canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592473 — 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: Yoshinori Sakai Context triple: [1964 Summer Olympics, torchLighter, Yoshinori Sakai]
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A.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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B.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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C.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
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D.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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E.
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, noted for his leadership in early Pacific naval operations.
- 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: Yoshinori Sakai Target entity description: Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
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A.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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B.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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C.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
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D.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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E.
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, noted for his leadership in early Pacific naval operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic cauldron lighter
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human ⓘ track and field athlete ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1964 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirthEventCoincidesWith |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
use of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the United States ⓘ |
| era |
Shōwa period Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
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| familyName | Sakai ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshinori ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingOfOlympicCauldronLocation |
National Stadium, Tokyo
ⓘ
linked to:
National Stadium (Tokyo)
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| name | Yoshinori Sakai ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lighting the Olympic flame in Tokyo in 1964 ⓘ |
| notableFor | lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation | track and field athlete ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hiroshima Prefecture
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirthEventCoincidesWith |
Hiroshima atomic bombing
ⓘ
linked to:
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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| reasonForSelectionAsTorchbearer |
birth in Hiroshima on 1945-08-06
ⓘ
to symbolize peace and rebirth after nuclear devastation ⓘ |
| representedBy | symbol of postwar peace and recovery of Japan ⓘ |
| role | final torchbearer at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track running ⓘ |
| symbolicallyChosenFor | being born in Hiroshima on the day of the atomic bombing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yoshinori Sakai Description of subject: Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.