Larisa Latynina
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Larisa Latynina is a Soviet artistic gymnast who became one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning a record number of medals during the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larisa Latynina canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T393358 — 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: Larisa Latynina Context triple: [1956 Summer Olympics, featuredAthlete, Larisa Latynina]
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A.
Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast widely regarded as one of the greatest in history, best known for scoring the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics at the 1976 Montreal Games.
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B.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast who became a national icon after winning the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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C.
Yelena Gagarina
Yelena Gagarina is a Russian art historian and museum director, best known for heading the Moscow Kremlin Museums and being the daughter of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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D.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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E.
Catherine Shorter
Catherine Shorter was the first wife of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister, and a member of the English political elite in the early 18th century.
- 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: Larisa Latynina Target entity description: Larisa Latynina is a Soviet artistic gymnast who became one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning a record number of medals during the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast widely regarded as one of the greatest in history, best known for scoring the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics at the 1976 Montreal Games.
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B.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast who became a national icon after winning the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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C.
Yelena Gagarina
Yelena Gagarina is a Russian art historian and museum director, best known for heading the Moscow Kremlin Museums and being the daughter of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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D.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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E.
Catherine Shorter
Catherine Shorter was the first wife of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister, and a member of the English political elite in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic gymnast
ⓘ
Soviet citizen ⓘ artistic gymnast ⓘ human ⓘ |
| competedInDiscipline |
balance beam
ⓘ
floor exercise ⓘ uneven bars ⓘ vault ⓘ women’s artistic gymnastics all-around ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-12-27 ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| familyName | Latynina ⓘ |
| givenName | Larisa ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Gymnastics Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| heldRecord | most Olympic medals won by any athlete ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of Lenin
ⓘ
Order of the Red Banner of Labour ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | coach of the Soviet national gymnastics team ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Soviet Union women’s national gymnastics team ⓘ |
| name | Larisa Latynina ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most decorated Olympians in history
ⓘ
winning a record number of Olympic gymnastics medals in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic gymnast
ⓘ
gymnastics coach ⓘ |
| OlympicBronzeMedals | 4 ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedals | 9 ⓘ |
| OlympicMedals | 18 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedals | 5 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1956 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1960 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kherson
ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
|
| recordHeldFrom | 1964 ⓘ |
| recordHeldUntil | 2012 ⓘ |
| recordSurpassedBy | Michael Phelps ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Soviet Union at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| wonOlympicGoldInEvent |
floor exercise
ⓘ
women’s individual all-around ⓘ women’s team all-around ⓘ |
| wonOlympicMedalInEvent |
balance beam
ⓘ
uneven bars ⓘ vault ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larisa Latynina Description of subject: Larisa Latynina is a Soviet artistic gymnast who became one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning a record number of medals during the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.