Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the international basketball tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, featuring men’s and women’s national teams competing for Olympic medals under FIBA rules.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2016 Summer Olympics basketball tournament | 1 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics women’s basketball tournament | 1 |
| Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11812370 — 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)
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Target entity: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Context triple: [Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, previousEdition, Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics]
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A.
2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the international basketball competition held in London featuring national teams from around the world competing for Olympic medals.
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B.
basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the international tournament in Tokyo featuring men's and women's national teams, where the United States women’s team, including Brittney Griner, won the gold medal.
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C.
basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Rome, featuring national teams from around the world and resulting in a gold medal for the United States.
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D.
basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Tokyo, notable for featuring future stars like Bill Bradley and contributing to the sport’s growing global prominence.
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E.
1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball
The 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Atlanta, featuring national teams from around the world and culminating in the United States winning the gold medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Target entity description: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the international basketball tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, featuring men’s and women’s national teams competing for Olympic medals under FIBA rules.
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A.
2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
The 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament was the international basketball competition held in London featuring national teams from around the world competing for Olympic medals.
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B.
basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the international tournament in Tokyo featuring men's and women's national teams, where the United States women’s team, including Brittney Griner, won the gold medal.
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C.
basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Rome, featuring national teams from around the world and resulting in a gold medal for the United States.
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D.
basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Tokyo, notable for featuring future stars like Bill Bradley and contributing to the sport’s growing global prominence.
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E.
1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball
The 1996 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament was the Olympic basketball competition held in Atlanta, featuring national teams from around the world and culminating in the United States winning the gold medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic basketball tournament
ⓘ
international basketball competition ⓘ |
| broadcastScope | international ⓘ |
| city | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| confederations | 5 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-08-21 ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | two groups of six teams ⓘ |
| hostCity | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| hostedIn | Barra Olympic Park ⓘ |
| hostNation | Brazil ⓘ |
| includesCompetition |
men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
women's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| knockoutStageFormat | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| level | senior national teams ⓘ |
| location | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| medalEvents |
men's basketball
ⓘ
women's basketball ⓘ |
| nextEdition |
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
linked to:
basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
|
| numberOfEvents | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMenTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfWomenTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| organizer |
International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
Rio 2016 Organising Committee ⓘ |
| partOf | 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Olympic basketball tournaments ⓘ |
| previousEdition |
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
linked to:
2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
|
| quadrennial | true ⓘ |
| qualificationBasedOn |
FIBA world rankings
ⓘ
Olympic qualifying tournaments ⓘ continental championships ⓘ |
| rules | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-08-06 ⓘ |
| surface | indoor hard court ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| tournamentType | national teams ⓘ |
| venue |
Carioca Arena 1
ⓘ
Youth Arena ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Description of subject: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the international basketball tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, featuring men’s and women’s national teams competing for Olympic medals under FIBA rules.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
linked to: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
subject linked to:
Whalen
linked to: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics