West Germany men's national basketball team
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The West Germany men's national basketball team was the former national basketball team of the Federal Republic of Germany that competed in international tournaments before German reunification.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Germany national basketball team | 2 |
| West German national basketball team | 1 |
| West Germany men's basketball | 1 |
| West Germany men's national basketball team canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6407161 — 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: West Germany men's national basketball team Context triple: [Detlef Schrempf, representedNationalTeam, West Germany men's national basketball team]
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Germany national basketball team
The Germany national basketball team is the country's senior men's squad that competes in international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket.
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B.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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C.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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German Basketball Federation
The German Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing basketball activities, competitions, and national teams in Germany.
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E.
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavia national basketball team was a powerhouse international squad that dominated European and world basketball for decades, producing numerous NBA stars and winning multiple World and European Championship titles.
- 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: West Germany men's national basketball team Target entity description: The West Germany men's national basketball team was the former national basketball team of the Federal Republic of Germany that competed in international tournaments before German reunification.
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A.
Germany national basketball team
The Germany national basketball team is the country's senior men's squad that competes in international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket.
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B.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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C.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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D.
German Basketball Federation
The German Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing basketball activities, competitions, and national teams in Germany.
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E.
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavia national basketball team was a powerhouse international squad that dominated European and world basketball for decades, producing numerous NBA stars and winning multiple World and European Championship titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former national sports team
ⓘ
national basketball team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
West German national basketball team
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linked to:
West Germany men's national basketball team
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| bestResult | EuroBasket 1993 championship shared by unified Germany basketball program ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior ⓘ |
| competitionScope | international ⓘ |
| country |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany
West Germany ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | German reunification ⓘ |
| FIBAZone | FIBA Europe ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Deutscher Basketball Bund
ⓘ
linked to:
German Basketball Federation
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| governingBody | German Basketball Federation ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
FIBA EuroBasket
ⓘ
linked to:
EuroBasket
FIBA World Championship ⓘ
linked to:
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Summer Olympic Games basketball tournament ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic Games basketball tournament
international basketball tournaments ⓘ |
| represented | Federal Republic of Germany in international basketball ⓘ |
| representedPoliticalEntity |
West Germany before German reunification
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linked to:
West Germany
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| representedUntil | 1990 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Germany men's national basketball team
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany national basketball team
|
| teamType | national representative team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: West Germany men's national basketball team Description of subject: The West Germany men's national basketball team was the former national basketball team of the Federal Republic of Germany that competed in international tournaments before German reunification.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: West Germany men's national basketball team
subject linked to:
Schrempf
linked to: West Germany men's national basketball team
linked to: West Germany men's national basketball team
linked to: West Germany men's national basketball team