Frederick Carlton Lewis
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Frederick Carlton Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals and became one of the sport’s most celebrated sprinters and long jumpers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Carlton Lewis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2221204 — 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: Frederick Carlton Lewis Context triple: [Carl Lewis, fullName, Frederick Carlton Lewis]
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A.
Ewart Brown
Ewart Brown is a Bermudian physician and politician who served as Premier of Bermuda from 2006 to 2010 as leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
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B.
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson was an American animator and film director best known for his pioneering work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts.
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C.
George Blaney
George Blaney is an American basketball coach and former player best known for his long tenure as head coach at the College of the Holy Cross and later as an assistant at the University of Connecticut.
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D.
Elam Ferguson
Elam Ferguson is a formerly enslaved man who becomes a central figure in the post–Civil War frontier drama of the TV series "Hell on Wheels," navigating racial tensions, violence, and his search for identity and justice.
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E.
George Charles Foster
George Charles Foster, better known as Rube Foster, was a pioneering African American baseball pitcher, manager, and executive often called the "Father of Black Baseball" for founding and leading the Negro National League.
- 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: Frederick Carlton Lewis Target entity description: Frederick Carlton Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals and became one of the sport’s most celebrated sprinters and long jumpers.
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A.
Ewart Brown
Ewart Brown is a Bermudian physician and politician who served as Premier of Bermuda from 2006 to 2010 as leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
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B.
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson was an American animator and film director best known for his pioneering work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts.
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C.
George Blaney
George Blaney is an American basketball coach and former player best known for his long tenure as head coach at the College of the Holy Cross and later as an assistant at the University of Connecticut.
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D.
Elam Ferguson
Elam Ferguson is a formerly enslaved man who becomes a central figure in the post–Civil War frontier drama of the TV series "Hell on Wheels," navigating racial tensions, violence, and his search for identity and justice.
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E.
George Charles Foster
George Charles Foster, better known as Rube Foster, was a pioneering African American baseball pitcher, manager, and executive often called the "Father of Black Baseball" for founding and leading the Negro National League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ long jumper ⓘ sprinter ⓘ track and field athlete ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carl Lewis ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AP Athlete of the Year (male)
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surface form:
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
IAAF World Athlete of the Year ⓘ Olympic Order ⓘ |
| competedIn |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ long jump ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-07-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Houston ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| hallOfFame |
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
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United States Olympic Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Houston Cougars
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surface form:
Houston Cougars men's track and field
|
| middleName | Carlton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most celebrated long jumpers in history
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being one of the most celebrated sprinters in history ⓘ winning nine Olympic gold medals ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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track and field coach ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedals | 9 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedals | 1 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1984 Summer Olympics
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1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn |
100 metres
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4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ 4 × 200 metres relay ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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long jump ⓘ sprinting ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal in 100 metres
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Olympic gold medal in 200 metres ⓘ Olympic gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ Olympic gold medal in long jump ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ long jump ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederick Carlton Lewis Description of subject: Frederick Carlton Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals and became one of the sport’s most celebrated sprinters and long jumpers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.