IRA National Championship
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The IRA National Championship is the premier collegiate rowing regatta in the United States, serving as the national championship for men’s varsity rowing programs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IRA National Championships | 2 |
| IRA Championships | 1 |
| IRA National Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994850 — 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: IRA National Championship Context triple: [Intercollegiate Rowing Association, organizes, IRA National Championship]
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A.
ITA All-American Championships
The ITA All-American Championships is a premier collegiate tennis tournament in the United States that features top men’s and women’s players from across the nation competing in singles and doubles.
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B.
U.S. National Championships
The U.S. National Championships was the original name of what is now known as the US Open, one of tennis’s four Grand Slam tournaments.
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C.
U.S. National Matches
The U.S. National Matches are a premier annual American marksmanship competition that brings together military and civilian shooters to contest national rifle and pistol championships.
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D.
EIWA Championships
The EIWA Championships are a collegiate wrestling tournament that determines the conference champions and NCAA qualifiers for schools in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
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E.
FFA Cup
The FFA Cup is Australia’s national knockout football (soccer) cup competition, featuring clubs from both the professional A-League and lower-tier leagues across the country.
- 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: IRA National Championship Target entity description: The IRA National Championship is the premier collegiate rowing regatta in the United States, serving as the national championship for men’s varsity rowing programs.
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A.
ITA All-American Championships
The ITA All-American Championships is a premier collegiate tennis tournament in the United States that features top men’s and women’s players from across the nation competing in singles and doubles.
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B.
U.S. National Championships
The U.S. National Championships was the original name of what is now known as the US Open, one of tennis’s four Grand Slam tournaments.
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C.
U.S. National Matches
The U.S. National Matches are a premier annual American marksmanship competition that brings together military and civilian shooters to contest national rifle and pistol championships.
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D.
EIWA Championships
The EIWA Championships are a collegiate wrestling tournament that determines the conference champions and NCAA qualifiers for schools in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
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E.
FFA Cup
The FFA Cup is Australia’s national knockout football (soccer) cup competition, featuring clubs from both the professional A-League and lower-tier leagues across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college sports championship
ⓘ
national championship ⓘ rowing regatta ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IRA National Collegiate Rowing Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
IRA National Championship Regatta
|
| audience |
college sports fans
ⓘ
rowing community ⓘ |
| boatClassIncluded |
fours
ⓘ
freshman or third varsity eight ⓘ lightweight eights ⓘ second varsity eight ⓘ varsity eight ⓘ |
| category |
College rowing competitions in the United States
ⓘ
National championships in the United States ⓘ Rowing regattas in the United States ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | collegiate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| determines |
national champion in lightweight men’s rowing
ⓘ
national champion in men’s varsity eight rowing ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Intercollegiate Rowing Association member programs
ⓘ
invited non-member programs ⓘ |
| eventType | multi-day regatta ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1895 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Intercollegiate Rowing Association ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://irarowing.com ⓘ |
| historicalVenue |
Cooper River, Camden, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Cooper River (New Jersey)
Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York
Lake Natoma, California ⓘ Lake Onondaga, Syracuse, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Onondaga Lake
|
| organizer |
Intercollegiate Rowing Association Board of Stewards
ⓘ
linked to:
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
|
| participantType |
college rowing teams
ⓘ
university rowing programs ⓘ |
| primaryBoatClassForTitle | men’s varsity eight ⓘ |
| raceFormat | multi-lane buoyed course ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | national championship for men’s varsity rowing programs in the United States ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| scope | varsity rowing programs ⓘ |
| shortName |
IRA Championships
ⓘ
linked to:
IRA National Championship
IRA Regatta ⓘ |
| significance |
de facto national championship for men’s varsity rowing
ⓘ
premier collegiate rowing regatta in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| teamSize | varsity eight crews of eight rowers and a coxswain ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | late spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IRA National Championship Description of subject: The IRA National Championship is the premier collegiate rowing regatta in the United States, serving as the national championship for men’s varsity rowing programs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Boston University (men’s rowing program)
linked to: IRA National Championship
linked to: IRA National Championship
linked to: IRA National Championship