Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming
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Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming is the record-breaking achievement by American swimmer Michael Phelps, who secured eight first-place finishes in a single Olympic Games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming canonical | 1 |
| Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685805 — 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: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming Context triple: [2008 Summer Olympics, notablePerformance, Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming]
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A.
Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming
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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B.
Phelps
Phelps is a surname that may refer to various individuals, including fictional characters such as Aunt Polly from classic literature.
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C.
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer who became legendary for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record at the time.
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D.
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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E.
Ashton Eaton
Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
- 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: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming Target entity description: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming is the record-breaking achievement by American swimmer Michael Phelps, who secured eight first-place finishes in a single Olympic Games.
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A.
Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming
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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B.
Phelps
Phelps is a surname that may refer to various individuals, including fictional characters such as Aunt Polly from classic literature.
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C.
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer who became legendary for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record at the time.
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D.
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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E.
Ashton Eaton
Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic record
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sporting achievement ⓘ swimming record ⓘ |
| breaksRecordOf | Mark Spitz's seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| hasAchievementOfAthlete | Michael Phelps ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Olympic records in swimming
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Olympic swimming achievements ⓘ records at the 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| hasCompetition | 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| hasCountryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline | men's swimming ⓘ |
| hasEventType | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory | men's events ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| hasHostCity | Beijing ⓘ |
| hasHostCountry | China ⓘ |
| hasHostNationContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| hasMedalCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasMedalType | gold medal ⓘ |
| hasNationalTeam |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasNotableRace |
men's 100 metre butterfly
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men's 200 metre butterfly ⓘ men's 200 metre freestyle ⓘ men's 200 metre individual medley ⓘ men's 400 metre individual medley ⓘ men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay ⓘ men's 4×100 metre medley relay ⓘ men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfEventsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGoldMedals | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfWorldRecordsSetOrTied | 7 ⓘ |
| hasOlympicCommittee |
United States Olympic Committee
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linked to:
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
|
| hasOlympicCycle | 2004–2008 Olympic cycle ⓘ |
| hasOlympicGamesEdition | Games of the XXIX Olympiad ⓘ |
| hasOlympicSport | aquatics ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | eight first-place finishes ⓘ |
| hasPerformer | Michael Phelps ⓘ |
| hasPoolLength | 50 metre pool ⓘ |
| hasPreviousRecordHolder | Mark Spitz ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | most gold medals won by an athlete at a single Olympic Games ⓘ |
| hasSport | swimming ⓘ |
| hasSurface | pool ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | August 2008 ⓘ |
| hasVenueCity | Beijing ⓘ |
| hasYear | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming Description of subject: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming is the record-breaking achievement by American swimmer Michael Phelps, who secured eight first-place finishes in a single Olympic Games.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming
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recordBrokenBy
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Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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linked to: Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming