Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres
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Peter Norman was an Australian sprinter best known for winning silver in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and standing in solidarity with Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their Black Power salute.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165715 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres Context triple: [1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute, participantRole, Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres]
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Maurice Pryce
Maurice Pryce was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and his involvement in early British nuclear research efforts.
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B.
Cathy Freeman won gold in women’s 400 metres
Cathy Freeman won gold in the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming an iconic Australian athlete and a symbol of Indigenous representation on the world stage.
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C.
John Landy
John Landy was an Australian middle-distance runner famed for being the second man to break the four-minute mile and for his sportsmanship in the 1956 Australian National Championships.
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D.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres Target entity description: Peter Norman was an Australian sprinter best known for winning silver in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and standing in solidarity with Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their Black Power salute.
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A.
Maurice Pryce
Maurice Pryce was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and his involvement in early British nuclear research efforts.
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B.
Cathy Freeman won gold in women’s 400 metres
Cathy Freeman won gold in the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming an iconic Australian athlete and a symbol of Indigenous representation on the world stage.
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C.
John Landy
John Landy was an Australian middle-distance runner famed for being the second man to break the four-minute mile and for his sportsmanship in the 1956 Australian National Championships.
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D.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenOf | Australia ⓘ |
| competitionClass | sprint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-10-03 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Norman ⓘ |
| fullName |
Peter Norman
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surface form:
Peter George Norman
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| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | statue at San Jose State University, California, United States ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.78 m ⓘ |
| honouredBy |
Parliament of Australia
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surface form:
Australian Parliament
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| knownFor |
supporting Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics medal ceremony
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winning silver medal in the men’s 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medal | silver medal ⓘ |
| medalAtGames | 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| medalForEvent | men’s 200 metres ⓘ |
| medalType | Olympic silver medal ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| occupation |
butcher
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physical education teacher ⓘ |
| OlympicCity | Mexico City ⓘ |
| OlympicCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| personalBest200m | 20.06 seconds ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Coburg, Victoria, Australia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⓘ |
| relative |
Gary Norman
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Jan Norman ⓘ |
| religion | Salvation Army ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| setRecord | Olympic record in men’s 200 metres heats in 1968 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| stance | anti-racism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Salute" ⓘ |
| supported |
John Carlos
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Tommie Smith ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 70 kg ⓘ |
| woreItem | Olympic Project for Human Rights badge during 1968 medal ceremony ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres Description of subject: Peter Norman was an Australian sprinter best known for winning silver in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and standing in solidarity with Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their Black Power salute.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute
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participantRole
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Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres
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