women's 100 metres
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The women's 100 metres is the premier short-distance sprint event in women's track and field, contested over a straight 100-metre dash and often used to crown the fastest woman in the world.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: women's 100 metres Context triple: [Florence Griffith-Joyner, worldRecord, women's 100 metres]
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women's 3000 metre relay
The women's 3000 metre relay is a short track speed skating team race in which national squads of female skaters compete over a total distance of 3000 metres on an indoor ice track.
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400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
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4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay is a track and field sprinting event in which teams of four runners each complete a 100-metre leg, passing a baton within designated exchange zones.
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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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100 Yard Dash
"100 Yard Dash" is a song by soul musician Raphael Saadiq, known for its retro-inspired R&B sound and storytelling about a fast-paced romantic pursuit.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: women's 100 metres Target entity description: The women's 100 metres is the premier short-distance sprint event in women's track and field, contested over a straight 100-metre dash and often used to crown the fastest woman in the world.
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A.
women's 3000 metre relay
The women's 3000 metre relay is a short track speed skating team race in which national squads of female skaters compete over a total distance of 3000 metres on an indoor ice track.
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B.
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field event in which athletes sprint one full lap of the track while clearing ten evenly spaced hurdles.
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C.
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay is a track and field sprinting event in which teams of four runners each complete a 100-metre leg, passing a baton within designated exchange zones.
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D.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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E.
100 Yard Dash
"100 Yard Dash" is a song by soul musician Raphael Saadiq, known for its retro-inspired R&B sound and storytelling about a fast-paced romantic pursuit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sprint event
ⓘ
track and field event ⓘ |
| ageCategory |
junior
ⓘ
senior ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| commonVenue | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
final
ⓘ
heats ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| courseType | straight track ⓘ |
| distance | 100 metres ⓘ |
| eventCategory | short-distance sprint ⓘ |
| finishCriterion | torso crossing finish line ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Athletics ⓘ |
| laneMarking | 8 lanes in major championships ⓘ |
| laneRequirement | one lane per athlete ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | seconds ⓘ |
| olympicDebut | 1928 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| olympicDiscipline | yes ⓘ |
| olympicEventCategory | track events ⓘ |
| olympicGamesFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| phase |
acceleration phase
ⓘ
maximum velocity phase ⓘ speed maintenance phase ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | flagship women's sprint event ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | determine the fastest woman in the world ⓘ |
| raceType | individual event ⓘ |
| recordType |
championship record
ⓘ
olympic record ⓘ world record ⓘ |
| requires |
acceleration ability
ⓘ
maximum speed ⓘ reaction to start signal ⓘ |
| season | outdoor track season ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| standardTrackLength | 400-metre oval ⓘ |
| startMethod | starting blocks ⓘ |
| startSignal | starting gun ⓘ |
| surface | synthetic track ⓘ |
| timingMethod | fully automatic timing ⓘ |
| typicalWindLimitForRecords | +2.0 m/s ⓘ |
| uses |
electronic timing
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photo finish technology ⓘ starting blocks ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipDiscipline | yes ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | one of the most scrutinized records in athletics ⓘ |
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Subject: women's 100 metres Description of subject: The women's 100 metres is the premier short-distance sprint event in women's track and field, contested over a straight 100-metre dash and often used to crown the fastest woman in the world.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
linked to: women's 100 metres
subject linked to:
Yolanda Gail
linked to: women's 100 metres
subject linked to:
Yolanda Gail
linked to: women's 100 metres