U.S. Olympic track and field team
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The U.S. Olympic track and field team is the national squad of American athletes who compete in running, jumping, and throwing events at the Olympic Games and are historically among the most dominant and decorated in the sport.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10265751 — 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: U.S. Olympic track and field team Context triple: [Tommie Smith, memberOf, U.S. Olympic track and field team]
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United States equestrian team
The United States equestrian team is the national squad that represents the U.S. in international equestrian competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games.
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U.S. Paralympic Team
The U.S. Paralympic Team is the national squad of American athletes with disabilities who represent the United States in Paralympic Games across a wide range of sports.
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United States women's national gymnastics team
The United States women's national gymnastics team is the elite squad that competes for the U.S. in international women's artistic gymnastics competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Championships.
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Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing team best known for its high-profile participation and victories in the America’s Cup under the backing of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
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Team USA
Team USA is the United States’ national golf team that competes in international events such as the Ryder Cup against Europe.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Olympic track and field team Target entity description: The U.S. Olympic track and field team is the national squad of American athletes who compete in running, jumping, and throwing events at the Olympic Games and are historically among the most dominant and decorated in the sport.
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A.
United States equestrian team
The United States equestrian team is the national squad that represents the U.S. in international equestrian competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games.
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B.
U.S. Paralympic Team
The U.S. Paralympic Team is the national squad of American athletes with disabilities who represent the United States in Paralympic Games across a wide range of sports.
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C.
United States women's national gymnastics team
The United States women's national gymnastics team is the elite squad that competes for the U.S. in international women's artistic gymnastics competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Championships.
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Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing team best known for its high-profile participation and victories in the America’s Cup under the backing of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
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Team USA
Team USA is the United States’ national golf team that competes in international events such as the Ryder Cup against Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics team
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national sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Team USA track and field
NERFINISHED
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United States Olympic track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesIn | Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
combined events
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hurdles ⓘ jumping events ⓘ long-distance running events ⓘ middle-distance running events ⓘ relay races ⓘ sprint running events ⓘ throwing events ⓘ |
| eventType |
field events
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road events ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| firstOlympicAppearance | 1896 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Track & Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the most successful nations in Olympic athletics ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
100 metres
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100 metres hurdles ⓘ 110 metres hurdles ⓘ 1500 metres ⓘ 200 metres ⓘ 400 metres ⓘ 400 metres hurdles ⓘ 4×100 metres relay ⓘ 4×400 metres relay ⓘ 800 metres ⓘ decathlon ⓘ discus throw ⓘ hammer throw ⓘ heptathlon ⓘ high jump ⓘ javelin throw ⓘ long jump ⓘ marathon ⓘ pole vault ⓘ shot put ⓘ triple jump ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Allyson Felix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Beamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence Griffith-Joyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Devers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Joyner-Kersee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Lyles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Crouser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilma Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | United States at the Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | U.S. Olympic Trials in track and field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Olympic track and field team Description of subject: The U.S. Olympic track and field team is the national squad of American athletes who compete in running, jumping, and throwing events at the Olympic Games and are historically among the most dominant and decorated in the sport.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tommie Smith
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
this entity surface form:
United States national athletics team
this entity surface form:
United States national athletics team
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field teams
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
subject surface form:
Steve Prefontaine
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
this entity surface form:
United States Olympic track and field team