gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:figure_skater
sports commentator
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940s–present
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Emmy_Award
Olympic Order
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1929-07-18
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gptkbp:birthName
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gptkb:Richard_Totten_Button
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Englewood,_New_Jersey,_United_States
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gptkbp:championships
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1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:firstToLand
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gptkb:double_Axel
triple jump (triple loop)
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gptkbp:gender
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male
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gptkbp:genre
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sports commentator
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gptkbp:hallOfFame
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gptkb:World_Figure_Skating_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:United_States_Figure_Skating_Hall_of_Fame
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dick Button
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gptkbp:knownFor
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sports commentator
figure skating innovation
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:NCAAChampionships
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1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first skater to land a double Axel in competition
first skater to land a triple jump in competition
first American to win Olympic gold in figure skating
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gptkbp:notableWork
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ABC Sports figure skating commentary
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:figure_skater
producer
television analyst
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gptkbp:OlympicMedal
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gptkb:1948_Winter_Olympics
gptkb:1952_Winter_Olympics
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_Jersey,_United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Barbara_Button
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dick
gptkb:World_Figure_Skating_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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