100 metres – Beijing 2008
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100 metres – Beijing 2008 was the men's Olympic sprint event at the 2008 Beijing Games in which Usain Bolt set a then-world record and won his first Olympic gold medal in the 100m.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 100 metres – Beijing 2008 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3847639 — 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: 100 metres – Beijing 2008 Context triple: [Usain Bolt, olympicGoldMedal, 100 metres – Beijing 2008]
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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in China that showcased Beijing’s rapid modernization and featured memorable performances by athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
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2010 FINA Swimming World Cup (Beijing leg)
The 2010 FINA Swimming World Cup (Beijing leg) was a stop on the international short-course swimming World Cup circuit featuring elite swimmers competing in multiple events at Beijing’s premier aquatic venue.
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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.
- 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: 100 metres – Beijing 2008 Target entity description: 100 metres – Beijing 2008 was the men's Olympic sprint event at the 2008 Beijing Games in which Usain Bolt set a then-world record and won his first Olympic gold medal in the 100m.
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A.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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B.
1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1000 m speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics was a long-track speed skating event held in Nagano, Japan, featuring top international skaters competing over a distance of one kilometer for Olympic medals.
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C.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in China that showcased Beijing’s rapid modernization and featured memorable performances by athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
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D.
2010 FINA Swimming World Cup (Beijing leg)
The 2010 FINA Swimming World Cup (Beijing leg) was a stop on the international short-course swimming World Cup circuit featuring elite swimmers competing in multiple events at Beijing’s premier aquatic venue.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 100 metres – Beijing 2008 Description of subject: 100 metres – Beijing 2008 was the men's Olympic sprint event at the 2008 Beijing Games in which Usain Bolt set a then-world record and won his first Olympic gold medal in the 100m.
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