Mahe Drysdale
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Mahe Drysdale is a New Zealand rower renowned for his multiple Olympic and World Championship titles in the single sculls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahe Drysdale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9479248 — 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: Mahe Drysdale Context triple: [New Zealand national rowing team, notableAthlete, Mahe Drysdale]
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Glen Dawson
Glen Dawson was an American mountaineer and rock climber known for pioneering ascents in the Sierra Nevada during the early 20th century.
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B.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
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C.
Ben Durrant
Ben Durrant is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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D.
William Drysdale
William Drysdale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a notable bearer of the surname Drysdale, with limited widely recognized biographical information available.
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E.
Darrell Rooney
Darrell Rooney is an animation director best known for his work on Disney direct-to-video sequels, including The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.
- 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: Mahe Drysdale Target entity description: Mahe Drysdale is a New Zealand rower renowned for his multiple Olympic and World Championship titles in the single sculls.
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A.
Glen Dawson
Glen Dawson was an American mountaineer and rock climber known for pioneering ascents in the Sierra Nevada during the early 20th century.
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B.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
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C.
Ben Durrant
Ben Durrant is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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D.
William Drysdale
William Drysdale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a notable bearer of the surname Drysdale, with limited widely recognized biographical information available.
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E.
Darrell Rooney
Darrell Rooney is an animation director best known for his work on Disney direct-to-video sequels, including The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ rower ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Halberg Sportsman of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedBy | Dick Tonks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesIn | men's single sculls ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-11-19 ⓘ |
| education |
University of Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Drysdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInjuryHistory |
suffered back problems during his rowing career
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suffered illness before the 2008 Olympic final ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.00 m ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest single scullers in rowing history ⓘ |
| knownFor | dominance in men's single sculls in the 2000s and 2010s ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | New Zealand national rowing team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mahe Drysdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipatedIn |
2004 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2020 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | international rowing competition ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialization | single sculls ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| spouse | Juliette Haigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Lake Karapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | early 2000s ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic bronze medal in men's single sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in men's single sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic gold medal in men's single sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
World Rowing Championships men's single sculls gold medal in 2005
ⓘ
World Rowing Championships men's single sculls gold medal in 2006 ⓘ World Rowing Championships men's single sculls gold medal in 2007 ⓘ World Rowing Championships men's single sculls gold medal in 2009 ⓘ World Rowing Championships men's single sculls gold medal in 2011 ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn | men's single sculls ⓘ |
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Instruction
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