1959 FIBA World Championship
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The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 FIBA World Championship canonical | 3 |
| 1959 FIBA World Cup | 1 |
| 3rd FIBA World Championship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5867091 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1959 FIBA World Championship Context triple: [1954 FIBA World Championship, nextEdition, 1959 FIBA World Championship]
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1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA World Championship was the second edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the tenth edition of FIBA's premier international men's basketball tournament, held in Spain and featuring many of the world's top national teams.
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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E.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international basketball championship tournament held in China, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- 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: 1959 FIBA World Championship Target entity description: The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
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A.
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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B.
1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA World Championship was the second edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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C.
1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the tenth edition of FIBA's premier international men's basketball tournament, held in Spain and featuring many of the world's top national teams.
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D.
FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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E.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international basketball championship tournament held in China, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1959 FIBA World Championship Description of subject: The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the third edition of the men's basketball world tournament organized by FIBA, featuring national teams competing for the global title.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1959 FIBA World Championship
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