1996 Summer Olympics football tournament
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The 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament was the men's under-23 international soccer competition held in Atlanta, where Nigeria famously won the gold medal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13565434 — 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: 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament Context triple: [Nwankwo Kanu, participatedIn, 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament]
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1996 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 1996 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the inaugural Olympic competition for women's soccer, held in the United States and featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the first Olympic gold in the sport.
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B.
2000 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 2000 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the Olympic women's soccer competition held in Sydney, Australia, featuring top national teams and culminating in Norway winning the gold medal.
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C.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
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D.
2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the international women's soccer competition held during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the Olympic title.
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E.
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th edition of the men's football world championship, hosted by the United States and won by Brazil after defeating Italy in a penalty shootout in the final.
- 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: 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament Target entity description: The 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament was the men's under-23 international soccer competition held in Atlanta, where Nigeria famously won the gold medal.
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A.
1996 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 1996 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the inaugural Olympic competition for women's soccer, held in the United States and featuring top national teams from around the world competing for the first Olympic gold in the sport.
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B.
2000 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 2000 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the Olympic women's soccer competition held in Sydney, Australia, featuring top national teams and culminating in Norway winning the gold medal.
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C.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
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D.
2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
The 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the international women's soccer competition held during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the Olympic title.
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E.
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th edition of the men's football world championship, hosted by the United States and won by Brazil after defeating Italy in a penalty shootout in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic football tournament
ⓘ
men's football tournament ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-23 ⓘ |
| allowedOveragePlayersPerSquad | 3 ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Brazil national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Nigeria national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cities | 5 ⓘ |
| confederations | 6 ⓘ |
| continentOfHost | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Spain national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996-08-03 ⓘ |
| finalMatchCity | Athens, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMatchVenue | Sanford Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Nigeria 3–2 Argentina ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Portugal national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's tournament ⓘ |
| goalsScored | 90 ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Nigeria national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalMatchDate | 1996-08-03 ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | 4 groups of 4 teams ⓘ |
| hostCity | Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostConfederation | CONCACAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| knockoutStageFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
| matchesPlayed | 32 ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2000 Summer Olympics football tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African team to win Olympic men's football gold ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| organizer |
FIFA
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overagePlayersRuleIntroduced | 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ |
| partOf | 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Argentina national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Argentina national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| squadsSizeLimit | 18 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1996-07-20 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Brazil national under-23 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Hernán Crespo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 6 ⓘ |
| usesUnder23Rule | true ⓘ |
| venues | 5 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament Description of subject: The 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament was the men's under-23 international soccer competition held in Atlanta, where Nigeria famously won the gold medal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nwankwo Kanu