Jimmy V Award for Perseverance
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The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance is an ESPY honor presented annually to a sports figure who has demonstrated extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience in the face of adversity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmy V Award for Perseverance canonical | 3 |
| Jimmy V Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Context triple: [Craig Sager, awardReceived, Jimmy V Award for Perseverance]
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A.
Mike Venezia Memorial Award
The Mike Venezia Memorial Award is a prestigious American horse racing honor presented annually to a jockey who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship, commemorating the late rider Mike Venezia.
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B.
Fighting Spirit award
The Fighting Spirit award is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball honor given to a standout player in the All-Star Game who demonstrates exceptional performance and competitive spirit.
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C.
Les Cunningham Award
The Les Cunningham Award is the American Hockey League’s annual honor given to its most valuable player during the regular season.
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D.
Unsung Hero Award
The Unsung Hero Award is a BBC Sports Personality of the Year honor that recognizes grassroots sports volunteers whose exceptional contributions often go unnoticed.
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E.
Rookie Inspiration Award
The Rookie Inspiration Award is a FIRST Robotics Competition honor recognizing an outstanding first-year team that demonstrates exceptional spirit, partnership, and inspiration within the robotics community.
- 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: Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Target entity description: The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance is an ESPY honor presented annually to a sports figure who has demonstrated extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience in the face of adversity.
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A.
Mike Venezia Memorial Award
The Mike Venezia Memorial Award is a prestigious American horse racing honor presented annually to a jockey who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship, commemorating the late rider Mike Venezia.
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B.
Fighting Spirit award
The Fighting Spirit award is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball honor given to a standout player in the All-Star Game who demonstrates exceptional performance and competitive spirit.
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C.
Les Cunningham Award
The Les Cunningham Award is the American Hockey League’s annual honor given to its most valuable player during the regular season.
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D.
Unsung Hero Award
The Unsung Hero Award is a BBC Sports Personality of the Year honor that recognizes grassroots sports volunteers whose exceptional contributions often go unnoticed.
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E.
Rookie Inspiration Award
The Rookie Inspiration Award is a FIRST Robotics Competition honor recognizing an outstanding first-year team that demonstrates exceptional spirit, partnership, and inspiration within the robotics community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ESPY Award
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sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jimmy V Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance
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| associatedWith |
The V Foundation for Cancer Research
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linked to:
V Foundation for Cancer Research
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| awardFor |
determination
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extraordinary courage ⓘ perseverance in sports ⓘ resilience in the face of adversity ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | televised awards ceremony ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field | sports ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Kay Yow ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | sports honor ⓘ |
| givenTo | sports figure ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American sports awards
ⓘ
Awards established in 2007 ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Craig Sager
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Devon Still ⓘ Eric LeGrand ⓘ Jim Kelly ⓘ Kay Yow ⓘ Liam Hendriks ⓘ Rob Mendez ⓘ Stuart Scott ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inspirational sports stories
ⓘ
overcoming adversity ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | television ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jim Valvano ⓘ |
| namedAfterNotableFor | "Don’t give up . . . don’t ever give up!" speech ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | college basketball coach ⓘ |
| organizer | ESPN ⓘ |
| partOf |
ESPY Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPYS Awards
|
| presentedAt |
ESPY Awards ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPYS Awards
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| presentedBy | ESPN ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
impact on others
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narrative of perseverance ⓘ |
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Subject: Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Description of subject: The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance is an ESPY honor presented annually to a sports figure who has demonstrated extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience in the face of adversity.
Referenced by (4)
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