Empire Stadium, Vancouver
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Empire Stadium in Vancouver was a historic multi-purpose sports venue best known for hosting major events such as the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the famed “Miracle Mile” race.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Empire Stadium, Vancouver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6769028 — 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: Empire Stadium, Vancouver Context triple: [Miracle Mile (1954 race), venue, Empire Stadium, Vancouver]
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A.
BC Place
BC Place is a large multi-purpose stadium in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, best known as the home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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B.
Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium is a large outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the home of the Edmonton Elks Canadian Football League team and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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C.
CPKC Stadium
CPKC Stadium is a purpose-built soccer venue in Kansas City, Missouri, notable as the first stadium in the world designed specifically for a professional women’s soccer team.
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D.
Richmond Olympic Oval
The Richmond Olympic Oval is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Richmond, British Columbia, originally built as the long-track speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the long-time home of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes.
- 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: Empire Stadium, Vancouver Target entity description: Empire Stadium in Vancouver was a historic multi-purpose sports venue best known for hosting major events such as the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the famed “Miracle Mile” race.
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A.
BC Place
BC Place is a large multi-purpose stadium in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, best known as the home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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B.
Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium is a large outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the home of the Edmonton Elks Canadian Football League team and for hosting major sporting and entertainment events.
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C.
CPKC Stadium
CPKC Stadium is a purpose-built soccer venue in Kansas City, Missouri, notable as the first stadium in the world designed specifically for a professional women’s soccer team.
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D.
Richmond Olympic Oval
The Richmond Olympic Oval is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Richmond, British Columbia, originally built as the long-track speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the long-time home of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stadium ⓘ |
| builtFor | 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| capacity | 32375 ⓘ |
| category |
Athletics venues in Canada
ⓘ
Canadian football venues ⓘ Defunct sports venues in Canada ⓘ Soccer venues in British Columbia ⓘ |
| city | Vancouver ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demolished | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grandstands
ⓘ
running track ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | site of first race where two men ran sub-four-minute mile together ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
ⓘ
CFL games ⓘ Miracle Mile ⓘ concerts ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ track and field events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Hastings Park ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | British Empire ⓘ |
| notableRace | Bannister vs Landy one-mile race ⓘ |
| notableRaceDate | 1954-08-07 ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| owner |
City of Vancouver
ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver
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| postDemolitionUse | temporary Empire Field stadium site ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
BC Place Stadium
ⓘ
linked to:
BC Place
|
| sport |
Canadian football
ⓘ
association football ⓘ athletics ⓘ |
| surface |
AstroTurf
ⓘ
natural grass ⓘ |
| tenants |
BC Lions
ⓘ
Vancouver Mounties ⓘ Vancouver Royals ⓘ Vancouver Whitecaps ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
| usedUntil | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empire Stadium, Vancouver Description of subject: Empire Stadium in Vancouver was a historic multi-purpose sports venue best known for hosting major events such as the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the famed “Miracle Mile” race.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Miracle Mile