Shawn Johnson
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Shawn Johnson is an American former artistic gymnast and Olympic gold medalist who later gained additional fame as a champion on the reality competition show Dancing with the Stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shawn Johnson canonical | 5 |
| Shawn Machel Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4553982 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shawn Johnson Context triple: [Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8), winner, Shawn Johnson]
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A.
Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber is an American artistic gymnast and 2012 Olympic team gold medalist who later became a prominent NCAA coach and gymnastics advocate.
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B.
Simone Biles
Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast widely regarded as one of the greatest in history, known for her record-breaking world and Olympic titles and highly difficult, eponymous skills.
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C.
Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin is an American artistic gymnast and 2008 Olympic all-around champion known for her elegant style and multiple World and Olympic medals.
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D.
Jordan Chiles
Jordan Chiles is an American artistic gymnast and Olympic medalist who has competed for the U.S. national team and the UCLA Bruins.
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E.
Gracie Gold
Gracie Gold is an American figure skater known for being a U.S. national champion and competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Shawn Johnson Target entity description: Shawn Johnson is an American former artistic gymnast and Olympic gold medalist who later gained additional fame as a champion on the reality competition show Dancing with the Stars.
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A.
Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber is an American artistic gymnast and 2012 Olympic team gold medalist who later became a prominent NCAA coach and gymnastics advocate.
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B.
Simone Biles
Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast widely regarded as one of the greatest in history, known for her record-breaking world and Olympic titles and highly difficult, eponymous skills.
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C.
Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin is an American artistic gymnast and 2008 Olympic all-around champion known for her elegant style and multiple World and Olympic medals.
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D.
Jordan Chiles
Jordan Chiles is an American artistic gymnast and Olympic medalist who has competed for the U.S. national team and the UCLA Bruins.
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E.
Gracie Gold
Gracie Gold is an American figure skater known for being a U.S. national champion and competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
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Olympic champion ⓘ artistic gymnast ⓘ human ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| announcedRetirement | 2012 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1992-01-19 ⓘ |
| discipline | women's artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| finalistIn |
Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars (season 15)
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linked to:
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)
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| fullName |
Shawn Machel Johnson
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linked to:
Shawn Johnson
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| givenName | Shawn ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter Barrett Madison East
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daughter Drew Hazel East ⓘ son Jett James East ⓘ |
| headCoach | Liang Chow ⓘ |
| height | about 1.50 m ⓘ |
| instagramHandle | @shawnjohnson ⓘ |
| level | Senior International Elite ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 2016-04-16 ⓘ |
| name | Shawn Johnson ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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gymnast ⓘ podcaster ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
gold medal in balance beam at 2008 Summer Olympics
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silver medal in floor exercise at 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal in individual all-around at 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal in team competition at 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| panAmericanGamesGoldMedalist | 2007 Pan American Games ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)
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linked to:
Dancing with the Stars
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| placeOfBirth |
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence | Nashville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ |
| runsPodcast | Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| spouse | Andrew East ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute ⓘ |
| twitterHandle |
@ShawnJohnson
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linked to:
@shawnjohnson
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| usNationalChampion |
2007 U.S. all-around champion
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2007 U.S. balance beam champion ⓘ 2007 U.S. floor exercise champion ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
Dancing with the Stars season 8
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linked to:
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8)
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| worldChampion |
2007 World All-Around Champion
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2007 World Floor Exercise Champion ⓘ 2007 World Team Champion ⓘ |
| wroteWork |
The Flip Side
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Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shawn Johnson Description of subject: Shawn Johnson is an American former artistic gymnast and Olympic gold medalist who later gained additional fame as a champion on the reality competition show Dancing with the Stars.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shawn Johnson