Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming
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Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming is the historic feat by American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games, where he set world records in each event and became one of the most decorated Olympians of all time.
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| Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T414796 — 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: Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming Context triple: [1972 Summer Olympics, notableAchievement, Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming]
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Jon Ledecky
Jon Ledecky is an American businessman and investor best known as a co-owner of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
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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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C.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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D.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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E.
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser is an Australian freestyle swimming legend and four-time Olympic gold medallist widely regarded as one of the greatest female swimmers in history.
- 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: Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming Target entity description: Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming is the historic feat by American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games, where he set world records in each event and became one of the most decorated Olympians of all time.
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A.
Jon Ledecky
Jon Ledecky is an American businessman and investor best known as a co-owner of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
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B.
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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C.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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D.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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E.
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser is an Australian freestyle swimming legend and four-time Olympic gold medallist widely regarded as one of the greatest female swimmers in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic record
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sporting achievement ⓘ |
| discipline |
butterfly swimming
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freestyle swimming ⓘ |
| eachEventRecordStatus | world record ⓘ |
| eachEventResult | gold medal ⓘ |
| era | Cold War era Olympics ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's swimming ⓘ |
| hostCity | Munich ⓘ |
| hostCountry | West Germany ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
100 metre butterfly
ⓘ
100 metre freestyle ⓘ 200 metre butterfly ⓘ 200 metre freestyle ⓘ 4×100 metre freestyle relay ⓘ 4×100 metre medley relay ⓘ 4×200 metre freestyle relay ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf | greatest Olympic achievements ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired future generations of swimmers ⓘ |
| medalType | gold medal ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| numberOfGoldMedals | 7 ⓘ |
| OlympicGames |
1972 Summer Olympics
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linked to:
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
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| OlympicTeam |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| performedBy | Mark Spitz ⓘ |
| previousRecordForGoldsAtSingleGames | surpassed ⓘ |
| recordBrokenBy | Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ⓘ |
| sport | swimming ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRecord | 1972–2008 ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming Description of subject: Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming is the historic feat by American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games, where he set world records in each event and became one of the most decorated Olympians of all time.
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subject linked to:
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)