Ray Ewry
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Ray Ewry was an American track and field athlete famed for dominating the standing jump events in the early modern Olympic Games, winning multiple gold medals between 1900 and 1908.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Ewry canonical | 1 |
| Raymond Clarence Ewry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5786358 — 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: Ray Ewry Context triple: [Games of the IV Olympiad, notableAthlete, Ray Ewry]
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A.
Luz Long
Luz Long was a German long jumper best remembered for his sportsmanship and friendship with Jesse Owens during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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B.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology with his performances.
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C.
Joseph Owens
Joseph Owens was a prominent 20th-century Canadian Thomist philosopher and scholar of medieval philosophy, especially known for his work on Aristotle and Aquinas.
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D.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
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E.
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports 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: Ray Ewry Target entity description: Ray Ewry was an American track and field athlete famed for dominating the standing jump events in the early modern Olympic Games, winning multiple gold medals between 1900 and 1908.
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A.
Luz Long
Luz Long was a German long jumper best remembered for his sportsmanship and friendship with Jesse Owens during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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B.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology with his performances.
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C.
Joseph Owens
Joseph Owens was a prominent 20th-century Canadian Thomist philosopher and scholar of medieval philosophy, especially known for his work on Aristotle and Aquinas.
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D.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
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E.
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
track and field athlete ⓘ |
| childhoodHealthIssue | paralysis from polio ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1900 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
linked to:
Summer Olympics 1900
1904 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1906 Intercalated Games ⓘ 1908 Summer Olympics ⓘ
linked to:
Summer Olympics 1908
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-10-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-09-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Purdue University ⓘ |
| employer |
New York City Board of Water Supply
ⓘ
Purdue University ⓘ |
| era | early modern Olympic era ⓘ |
| familyName | Ewry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Raymond Clarence Ewry
ⓘ
linked to:
Ray Ewry
|
| givenName | Raymond ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | United States Olympic Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.83 m ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York Athletic Club ⓘ |
| nickName | The Human Frog ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominating standing jump events in early modern Olympic Games ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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linked to:
Lafayette, Indiana
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| recoveredUsing | self-devised leg exercises ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty |
standing high jump
ⓘ
standing long jump ⓘ standing triple jump ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| totalOlympicGoldMedals | 8 ⓘ |
| totalOlympicGoldMedalsIncludingIntercalated | 10 ⓘ |
| wonGoldMedalIn |
standing high jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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standing high jump at the 1904 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing high jump at the 1906 Intercalated Games ⓘ standing high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing long jump at the 1904 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing long jump at the 1906 Intercalated Games ⓘ standing long jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing triple jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics ⓘ standing triple jump at the 1904 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ray Ewry Description of subject: Ray Ewry was an American track and field athlete famed for dominating the standing jump events in the early modern Olympic Games, winning multiple gold medals between 1900 and 1908.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.