1999 World Championships in Athletics
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The 1999 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics, bringing together elite athletes from around the globe to compete for world titles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1999 World Championships in Athletics canonical | 5 |
| 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3766121 — 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)
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Target entity: 1999 World Championships in Athletics Context triple: [2003 World Championships in Athletics, previousEdition, 1999 World Championships in Athletics]
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A.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
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B.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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C.
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 2003 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics and held in Paris, France.
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D.
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 2009 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics and held in Berlin, Germany.
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E.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1999 World Championships in Athletics Target entity description: The 1999 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics, bringing together elite athletes from around the globe to compete for world titles.
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A.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
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B.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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C.
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 2003 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics and held in Paris, France.
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D.
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 2009 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics and held in Berlin, Germany.
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E.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Championships in Athletics
ⓘ
international athletics competition ⓘ track and field competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1999 World Championships in Athletics
ⓘ
surface form:
1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
|
| category | world championship ⓘ |
| city | Seville ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1999-08-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2001 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ |
| frequencyOfSeries | biennial ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Athletics ⓘ |
| governingBodyCurrentName | World Athletics ⓘ |
| governingBodyFormerName |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
|
| hasDiscipline |
combined events
ⓘ
hurdles ⓘ jumps ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ race walking ⓘ relays ⓘ sprints ⓘ throws ⓘ |
| hostCity | Seville ⓘ |
| hostNation | Spain ⓘ |
| level | senior ⓘ |
| notableFeature | featured elite athletes from around the world ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 46 ⓘ |
| numberOfEventsMen | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfEventsWomen | 22 ⓘ |
| organizer |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
IAAF
World Athletics ⓘ
surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
World Championships in Athletics series
ⓘ
surface form:
World Championships in Athletics
|
| precededBy | 1997 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine world champions in athletics events ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999-08-20 ⓘ |
| timingMethod | electronic timing ⓘ |
| type | outdoor ⓘ |
| venue |
Cartuja Stadium Seville
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surface form:
Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999 World Championships in Athletics Description of subject: The 1999 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition organized by World Athletics, bringing together elite athletes from around the globe to compete for world titles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Estadio de La Cartuja
this entity surface form:
1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics