Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating
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Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating, famously winning five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics and becoming one of the most dominant speed skaters in history.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating Context triple: [1980 Winter Olympics, notableResult, Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating]
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speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was a series of long-track ice racing events in Salt Lake City that saw numerous world and Olympic records broken on one of the fastest ice surfaces in history.
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500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a short-distance speed skating event in Nagano where Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan captured the gold medal.
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Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an American speed skater renowned for being a multiple Olympic medalist and the first Black athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships is a major annual international competition in which Europe’s top speed skaters compete for continental titles across multiple distances and allround formats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating Target entity description: Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating, famously winning five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics and becoming one of the most dominant speed skaters in history.
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A.
speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was a series of long-track ice racing events in Salt Lake City that saw numerous world and Olympic records broken on one of the fastest ice surfaces in history.
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B.
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
500 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a short-distance speed skating event in Nagano where Canadian skater Catriona Le May Doan captured the gold medal.
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C.
Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an American speed skater renowned for being a multiple Olympic medalist and the first Black athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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D.
1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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E.
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships is a major annual international competition in which Europe’s top speed skaters compete for continental titles across multiple distances and allround formats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ speed skater ⓘ |
| achievement |
first athlete to win five individual gold medals at one Winter Olympics
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won all five individual speed skating events at a single Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Heiden ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
orthopedic surgery
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sports medicine ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the most dominant speed skaters in history ⓘ |
| laterCareer |
professional road cyclist
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sports physician ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Olympic speed skating team
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linked to:
U.S. short track national team
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| name | Eric Heiden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant performances at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
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setting multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating ⓘ |
| numberOfOlympicGoldMedals | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
orthopedic surgeon
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speed skater ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1976 Winter Olympics
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1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| setRecord |
Olympic record in 1000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Olympic record in 10000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ Olympic record in 1500 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ Olympic record in 500 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ Olympic record in 5000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ world record in 1000 m speed skating ⓘ world record in 10000 m speed skating ⓘ world record in 1500 m speed skating ⓘ world record in 3000 m speed skating ⓘ world record in 5000 m speed skating ⓘ world record in allround speed skating samalog points ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | speed skating ⓘ |
| trainedIn | long track speed skating ⓘ |
| wonGoldMedalInEvent |
1000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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10000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ 1500 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ 500 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ 5000 m speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| wonMedal | Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
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1980 Winter Olympics
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Eric Heiden set multiple Olympic and world records in speed skating
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