ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition)
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The ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) is an honor presented by ESPN to celebrate athletes who have overcome significant adversity or setbacks to return to high-level competition.
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| ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) Context triple: [Bethany Hamilton, awardReceived, ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition)]
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ESPYS Awards
The ESPYS Awards is an annual ESPN-organized ceremony that honors outstanding individual and team athletic achievements and sports-related performances.
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Comeback Player of the Year Award
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to a player who has re-emerged as a top performer after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
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Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year is an annual award honoring the most outstanding male athlete in sports as chosen by Associated Press sports editors and writers.
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ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player
The ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player is an annual ESPN-presented honor recognizing the top-performing player in the Women's National Basketball Association.
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NBA Comeback Player of the Year
The NBA Comeback Player of the Year was an annual league award that honored a player who successfully returned to high-level performance after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) Target entity description: The ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) is an honor presented by ESPN to celebrate athletes who have overcome significant adversity or setbacks to return to high-level competition.
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A.
ESPYS Awards
The ESPYS Awards is an annual ESPN-organized ceremony that honors outstanding individual and team athletic achievements and sports-related performances.
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B.
Comeback Player of the Year Award
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to a player who has re-emerged as a top performer after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
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C.
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year is an annual award honoring the most outstanding male athlete in sports as chosen by Associated Press sports editors and writers.
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D.
ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player
The ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player is an annual ESPN-presented honor recognizing the top-performing player in the Women's National Basketball Association.
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E.
NBA Comeback Player of the Year
The NBA Comeback Player of the Year was an annual league award that honored a player who successfully returned to high-level performance after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ESPY Award category
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sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | performance in the previous sports year ⓘ |
| awardFor |
athletes returning to high-level competition after setbacks
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athletes who have overcome significant adversity ⓘ |
| basedOn |
fan voting
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popular recognition ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre | sports ⓘ |
| givenTo | individual athletes ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
general television viewers
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sports fans ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | comeback award ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
return from career-threatening setback
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return from illness ⓘ return from personal adversity ⓘ significant injury comeback ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasImpact | raises public awareness of athletes’ struggles and recoveries ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | television ⓘ |
| hasNominationBasis | performance and narrative of comeback ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Adrian Peterson
NERFINISHED
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Alex Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Lemieux NERFINISHED ⓘ Monica Seles NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyton Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognitionType |
fan-driven honor
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popular recognition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inspirational athletic performance
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overcoming adversity ⓘ resilience in sports ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| location | various venues in the United States ⓘ |
| organisedBy | ESPN, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ESPY Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | annual ESPY Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcessIncludes |
nomination by ESPN editors or experts
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public online voting ⓘ |
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Subject: ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) Description of subject: The ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition) is an honor presented by ESPN to celebrate athletes who have overcome significant adversity or setbacks to return to high-level competition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bethany Hamilton
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awardReceived
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ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (nomination and popular recognition)
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