Eliud Kipchoge
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Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest marathoners in history, known for breaking the two-hour barrier in an unofficial marathon event.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eliud Kipchoge canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eliud Kipchoge Context triple: [Kalenjin people, notableAthleteFrom, Eliud Kipchoge]
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A.
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance running legend, widely regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles and numerous world records.
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B.
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance running legend widely regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles and numerous world records.
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C.
Eliud Williams
Eliud Williams is a Dominican politician who served as the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the early 2010s.
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D.
Kipchoge Keino
Kipchoge Keino is a legendary Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, renowned for his Olympic gold medals in the 1960s and for pioneering Kenya’s dominance in distance running.
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E.
Galen Rupp
Galen Rupp is an American long-distance runner and Olympic medalist known for his success in track and marathon events.
- 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)
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Target entity: Eliud Kipchoge Target entity description: Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest marathoners in history, known for breaking the two-hour barrier in an unofficial marathon event.
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A.
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance running legend, widely regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles and numerous world records.
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B.
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance running legend widely regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles and numerous world records.
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C.
Eliud Williams
Eliud Williams is a Dominican politician who served as the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the early 2010s.
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D.
Kipchoge Keino
Kipchoge Keino is a legendary Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, renowned for his Olympic gold medals in the 1960s and for pioneering Kenya’s dominance in distance running.
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E.
Galen Rupp
Galen Rupp is an American long-distance runner and Olympic medalist known for his success in track and marathon events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
long-distance runner ⓘ |
| coach | Patrick Sang ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya ⓘ |
| date | 2019-10-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-11-05 ⓘ |
| event |
5000 metres
ⓘ
marathon ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kipchoge
ⓘ
linked to:
Kipchoge Keino
|
| fullName | Eliud Kipchoge ⓘ |
| givenName | Eliud ⓘ |
| hasWon |
Berlin Marathon
ⓘ
Chicago Marathon ⓘ Hamburg Marathon ⓘ London Marathon ⓘ Rotterdam Marathon ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest marathon runners of all time ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking the two-hour barrier in a marathon distance under controlled conditions
ⓘ
marathon running ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Kalenjin ⓘ Swahili ⓘ
linked to:
Swahili language
|
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| nationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| note | sub-two-hour marathon was not ratified as an official world record due to use of rotating pacemakers and other aids ⓘ |
| OlympicGames |
2016 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| participatedIn | INEOS 1:59 Challenge ⓘ |
| place |
Vienna, Austria
ⓘ
linked to:
Vienna
|
| placeOfBirth | Kapsisiywa, Nandi County, Kenya ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Kenya ⓘ |
| residence | Eldoret area, Kenya ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Nike
ⓘ
linked to:
Nike, Inc.
|
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| timeAchieved | 1:59:40 ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Kaptagat, Kenya ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | early 2000s ⓘ |
| won |
2003 World Championships 5000 m gold medal
ⓘ
2004 Olympic 5000 m bronze medal ⓘ 2008 Olympic 5000 m silver medal ⓘ 2016 Olympic marathon gold medal ⓘ 2020 Olympic marathon gold medal ⓘ |
| worldRecord | official men’s marathon world record ⓘ |
| worldRecordDate | 2018-09-16 ⓘ |
| worldRecordEvent |
2018 Berlin Marathon
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin Marathon
|
| worldRecordTime | 2:01:39 ⓘ |
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