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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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
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics team
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national sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Team USA track and field
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U.S. Olympic track and field team
United States Olympic track and field team ⓘ
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U.S. Olympic track and field team
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| competesIn | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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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
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linked to:
Summer Olympics 1896
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| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Track & Field ⓘ |
| 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
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Bob Beamon ⓘ Carl Lewis ⓘ Florence Griffith-Joyner ⓘ
linked to:
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
Gail Devers ⓘ Jackie Joyner-Kersee ⓘ Jesse Owens ⓘ Michael Johnson ⓘ Noah Lyles ⓘ Ryan Crouser ⓘ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ⓘ Wilma Rudolph ⓘ |
| represents | United States at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| selectionFrequency | every four years ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
U.S. Olympic Trials in track and field
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linked to:
U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field)
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| sport | athletics ⓘ |
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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.
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