American gold medalist Cornelius Johnson
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Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who became Olympic champion at the 1936 Berlin Games, standing out as one of the era’s leading track and field athletes.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20920983 — 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: American gold medalist Cornelius Johnson Context triple: [men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics, notableFor, American gold medalist Cornelius Johnson]
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Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith is an American sprinter and civil rights activist best known for his raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
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Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson was an American decathlete and Olympic gold medalist who became a prominent figure in sports and public service.
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Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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James Cleveland Owens
James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology.
- 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: American gold medalist Cornelius Johnson Target entity description: Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who became Olympic champion at the 1936 Berlin Games, standing out as one of the era’s leading track and field athletes.
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A.
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith is an American sprinter and civil rights activist best known for his raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
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B.
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson was an American decathlete and Olympic gold medalist who became a prominent figure in sports and public service.
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C.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
James Cleveland Owens
James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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American gold medalist Cornelius Johnson
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