Pirmin Zurbriggen
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Pirmin Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss alpine ski racer who dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning multiple World Cup overall titles and an Olympic gold medal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pirmin Zurbriggen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9672963 — 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: Pirmin Zurbriggen Context triple: [Zurbriggen, hasNotableBearer, Pirmin Zurbriggen]
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A.
Matthias Zurbriggen
Matthias Zurbriggen was a Swiss mountaineer and guide renowned for making the first recorded ascent of Aconcagua and several other significant climbs in the Andes and Himalayas.
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B.
Beat Wüthrich
Beat Wüthrich is a notable individual who shares the Swiss surname Wüthrich, recognized as one of its distinguished bearers.
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C.
Marie-José Clivaz
Marie-José Clivaz is an educator and school leader best known for co-founding the international private school Collège du Léman in Switzerland.
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D.
Dominique Gisin
Dominique Gisin is a Swiss alpine ski racer best known for winning the gold medal in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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E.
Christian Berkel
Christian Berkel is a German actor known for his character roles in international films such as "Downfall," "Inglourious Basterds," and numerous German television productions.
- 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: Pirmin Zurbriggen Target entity description: Pirmin Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss alpine ski racer who dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning multiple World Cup overall titles and an Olympic gold medal.
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A.
Matthias Zurbriggen
Matthias Zurbriggen was a Swiss mountaineer and guide renowned for making the first recorded ascent of Aconcagua and several other significant climbs in the Andes and Himalayas.
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B.
Beat Wüthrich
Beat Wüthrich is a notable individual who shares the Swiss surname Wüthrich, recognized as one of its distinguished bearers.
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C.
Marie-José Clivaz
Marie-José Clivaz is an educator and school leader best known for co-founding the international private school Collège du Léman in Switzerland.
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D.
Dominique Gisin
Dominique Gisin is a Swiss alpine ski racer best known for winning the gold medal in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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E.
Christian Berkel
Christian Berkel is a German actor known for his character roles in international films such as "Downfall," "Inglourious Basterds," and numerous German television productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic champion
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alpine skier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1984 Winter Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1988 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ FIS Alpine Ski World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ FIS Alpine World Ski Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-02-04 ⓘ |
| disciplines |
combined
ⓘ
downhill ⓘ giant slalom ⓘ super-G ⓘ |
| familyName | Zurbriggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Pirmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.81 m ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swiss national alpine ski team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Pirmin Zurbriggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominating men’s alpine skiing in the 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation |
alpine skier
ⓘ
ski racer ⓘ |
| OlympicBronzeMedalIn | giant slalom ⓘ |
| OlympicBronzeMedalYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalCity | Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalIn | downhill ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Saastal
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Saas-Almagell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1990 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Elia Zurbriggen
NERFINISHED
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Heidi Zurbriggen NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvan Zurbriggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | alpine skiing ⓘ |
| WorldChampionIn |
combined
ⓘ
downhill ⓘ |
| WorldCupDebut | 1981 ⓘ |
| WorldCupDisciplineTitles |
combined
ⓘ
downhill ⓘ giant slalom ⓘ super-G ⓘ |
| WorldCupOverallTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| WorldCupOverallTitleSeason |
1983–84
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1984–85 ⓘ 1986–87 ⓘ 1987–88 ⓘ |
| WorldCupPodiums | 70+ ⓘ |
| WorldCupWins | 40+ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pirmin Zurbriggen Description of subject: Pirmin Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss alpine ski racer who dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning multiple World Cup overall titles and an Olympic gold medal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.