Montreal Olympic Velodrome
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The Montreal Olympic Velodrome is an indoor cycling arena built for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, later converted into the Montreal Biodome, a popular environmental museum and zoo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montreal Olympic Velodrome canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3829422 — 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: Montreal Olympic Velodrome Context triple: [Games of the XXI Olympiad, cyclingVenue, Montreal Olympic Velodrome]
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A.
Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
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B.
Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park is a major multi-sport and recreation complex in Calgary that served as a key venue for the 1988 Winter Olympics and now hosts year-round skiing, snowboarding, and other athletic activities.
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C.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Stade olympique de Montréal
Stade olympique de Montréal is a large multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, originally built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics and now a prominent city landmark.
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E.
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was a historic indoor arena in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and a legendary venue in professional hockey history.
- 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: Montreal Olympic Velodrome Target entity description: The Montreal Olympic Velodrome is an indoor cycling arena built for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, later converted into the Montreal Biodome, a popular environmental museum and zoo.
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A.
Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
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B.
Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park is a major multi-sport and recreation complex in Calgary that served as a key venue for the 1988 Winter Olympics and now hosts year-round skiing, snowboarding, and other athletic activities.
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C.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Stade olympique de Montréal
Stade olympique de Montréal is a large multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, originally built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics and now a prominent city landmark.
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E.
Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was a historic indoor arena in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and a legendary venue in professional hockey history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic venue
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sports venue ⓘ velodrome ⓘ |
| architect | Roger Taillibert ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct cycling venues
ⓘ
Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| constructedFor | 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| conversionUse |
environmental museum
ⓘ
indoor zoo ⓘ |
| conversionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Montreal Biodome ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryCode | CA ⓘ |
| eventHosted |
cycling events at the 1976 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
track cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Montreal Biodome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
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| locatedNear |
Montreal Tower
ⓘ
Stade olympique de Montréal ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
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| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| owner |
Montreal
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Montreal
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| partOf |
Stade olympique de Montréal
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Park, Montreal
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| roofType | concrete shell roof ⓘ |
| status | converted ⓘ |
| usedFor |
indoor cycling
ⓘ
track cycling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montreal Olympic Velodrome Description of subject: The Montreal Olympic Velodrome is an indoor cycling arena built for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, later converted into the Montreal Biodome, a popular environmental museum and zoo.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.