1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics
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World Indoor Championships in Athletics
indoor track and field competition
international athletics competition
The 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics was an international indoor track and field competition organized by the IAAF, serving as one of the early global championships for indoor athletics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10442395 — 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)
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Target entity: 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Context triple: [1987 World Championships in Athletics, tookPlaceAfter, 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics]
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A.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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B.
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The 1983 World Championships in Athletics was the inaugural global track and field championship organized by the IAAF, held in Helsinki, Finland, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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C.
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 1997 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Athens, Greece, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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D.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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E.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
- 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: 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Target entity description: The 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics was an international indoor track and field competition organized by the IAAF, serving as one of the early global championships for indoor athletics.
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A.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 1987 World Championships in Athletics was a major global track and field competition held in Rome, Italy, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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B.
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The 1983 World Championships in Athletics was the inaugural global track and field championship organized by the IAAF, held in Helsinki, Finland, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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C.
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 1997 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Athens, Greece, featuring many of the world's top athletes across a wide range of events.
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D.
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 1993 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Stuttgart, Germany, featuring many of the world’s top athletes.
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E.
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 1991 World Championships in Athletics was a major international track and field competition held in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for several historic performances and world records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Indoor Championships in Athletics
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indoor track and field competition ⓘ international athletics competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
jumps
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race walking ⓘ throws ⓘ track running ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1987-03-08 ⓘ |
| frequencyOfSeries | biennial ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Association of Athletics Federations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAcronym | IAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionFormat |
heats and finals
ⓘ
qualification rounds ⓘ |
| hasEventType |
combined events
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field events ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| hostCity | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityStateOrRegion | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indoorOrOutdoor | indoor ⓘ |
| isFirstOfficialWorldIndoorChampionships | true ⓘ |
| level | senior ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfOrganization |
English
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French ⓘ |
| medalTableWinner | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1989 World Indoor Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Ben Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Merlene Ottey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergey Bubka NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefka Kostadinova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | over 400 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 84 ⓘ |
| organizer | International Association of Athletics Federations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | IAAF World Indoor Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-03-06 ⓘ |
| surface | indoor track ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| venue | Hoosier Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Description of subject: The 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics was an international indoor track and field competition organized by the IAAF, serving as one of the early global championships for indoor athletics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1987 World Championships in Athletics
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tookPlaceAfter
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1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics
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