Michel Poletti
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Michel Poletti is a French trail-running organizer best known for co-founding and directing the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, one of the world’s most prestigious ultramarathons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel Poletti canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3288069 — 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: Michel Poletti Context triple: [Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, coFounder, Michel Poletti]
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A.
Michel Virlogeux
Michel Virlogeux is a renowned French structural engineer and bridge designer known for his work on major long-span bridges around the world.
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B.
Michel Andrault
Michel Andrault was a prominent French architect known for his influential large-scale housing and urban development projects in the late 20th century.
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C.
Michel Macary
Michel Macary is a French architect best known for co-designing major public venues, including the iconic Stade de France in Paris.
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D.
Gérard Lopez
Gérard Lopez is a Luxembourgish-Spanish businessman and investor known for owning and leading several European football clubs, including Girondins de Bordeaux and previously Lille OSC.
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E.
Peter Biziou
Peter Biziou is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Bugsy Malone" and the Oscar-winning "Mississippi Burning."
- 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: Michel Poletti Target entity description: Michel Poletti is a French trail-running organizer best known for co-founding and directing the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, one of the world’s most prestigious ultramarathons.
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A.
Michel Virlogeux
Michel Virlogeux is a renowned French structural engineer and bridge designer known for his work on major long-span bridges around the world.
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B.
Michel Andrault
Michel Andrault was a prominent French architect known for his influential large-scale housing and urban development projects in the late 20th century.
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C.
Michel Macary
Michel Macary is a French architect best known for co-designing major public venues, including the iconic Stade de France in Paris.
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D.
Gérard Lopez
Gérard Lopez is a Luxembourgish-Spanish businessman and investor known for owning and leading several European football clubs, including Girondins de Bordeaux and previously Lille OSC.
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E.
Peter Biziou
Peter Biziou is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Bugsy Malone" and the Oscar-winning "Mississippi Burning."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sports event organizer ⓘ trail running organizer ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | European trail running scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB)
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linked to:
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
|
| associatedWithLocation |
Mont Blanc region
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linked to:
Mont-Blanc region
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| basedIn |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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linked to:
Chamonix
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| coFounded | Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| eventOrganized |
UTMB Mont-Blanc festival of trail running
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linked to:
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
|
| fieldOfWork |
sports event management
ⓘ
trail running events ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRoleInOrganization |
UTMB Group
ⓘ
linked to:
UTMB
|
| helpedPopularize | ultra-distance trail running around Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| influencedDomain | international trail running competitions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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directing the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish UTMB as a leading global trail race ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| occupation |
race director
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sports administrator ⓘ trail running organizer ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Catherine Poletti ⓘ |
| residence |
Chamonix, France
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linked to:
Chamonix
|
| role |
organizer of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
ⓘ
race director of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| sport |
trail running
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ultramarathon running ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Poletti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Poletti Description of subject: Michel Poletti is a French trail-running organizer best known for co-founding and directing the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, one of the world’s most prestigious ultramarathons.
Referenced by (2)
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